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source: dar (main)
version: 2.8.1-1
maintainer: John Goerzen (DMD) (LowNMU)
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.6.1
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 2.6.13-2
oldstable: 2.7.8-2
old-bpo: 2.7.15-2~bpo12+1
stable: 2.7.17-1
testing: 2.7.17-1
unstable: 2.8.1-1

versioned links

2.6.13-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.7.8-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.7.15-2~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.7.17-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.8.1-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

dar
dar-docs
dar-static (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
libdar-dev
libdar64-7000
python3-dar

action needed

lintian reports 4 warnings normal

Lintian reports 4 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-10-24 Last update: 2025-10-24 11:02

debian/patches: 2 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 3 debian patches available in version 2.8.1-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

2 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2025-10-24 10:46

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.2 instead of 4.6.1).

Created: 2022-12-17 Last update: 2025-10-23 22:30

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-gpgme1.0 transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
excuses:
- Migrates after: curl, libthreadar
- Migration status for dar (2.7.17-1 to 2.8.1-1): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 1 of 5 days old
- ∙ ∙ Build-Depends(-Arch): dar libthreadar
- ∙ ∙ Built-Using: dar curl (not considered)
- ∙ ∙ Built-Using: dar libthreadar
- ∙ ∙ Depends: dar libthreadar
- Additional info:
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/d/dar.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproducible on amd64 - info ♻
- ∙ ∙ Reproducible on arm64 - info ♻
- Not considered

news

[2025-10-23] Accepted dar 2.8.1-1 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: John Goerzen)
[2025-04-11] dar 2.7.17-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-04-05] Accepted dar 2.7.17-1 (source) into unstable (John Goerzen)
[2025-02-21] dar 2.7.16-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-13] Accepted dar 2.7.16-1 (source) into unstable (John Goerzen)
[2024-09-11] Accepted dar 2.7.15-2~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (John Goerzen)
[2024-09-10] dar 2.7.15-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-09-05] Accepted dar 2.7.15-2 (source) into unstable (John Goerzen)
[2024-09-02] Accepted dar 2.7.15-1~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (John Goerzen)
[2024-07-29] dar 2.7.15-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-29] dar 2.7.15-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-23] Accepted dar 2.7.15-1 (source) into unstable (John Goerzen)
[2024-05-03] dar 2.7.14-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-03-26] Accepted dar 2.7.14-1 (source) into unstable (John Goerzen)
[2024-03-21] Accepted dar 2.7.13-6 (source) into unstable (John Goerzen)
[2024-03-02] Accepted dar 2.7.13-5.1 (source) into unstable (Steve Langasek)
[2024-02-21] Accepted dar 2.7.13-5.1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Michael Hudson-Doyle)
[2024-02-15] Accepted dar 2.7.13-5 (source) into unstable (John Goerzen)
[2024-02-08] Accepted dar 2.7.13-4 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: John Goerzen)
[2024-02-05] Accepted dar 2.7.13-3 (source) into unstable (John Goerzen)
[2024-01-30] Accepted dar 2.7.13-2.1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Michael Hudson-Doyle)
[2024-01-05] dar 2.7.13-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-11-08] Accepted dar 2.7.13-2 (source) into unstable (John Goerzen)
[2023-10-25] Accepted dar 2.7.13-1~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (John Goerzen)
[2023-10-25] dar 2.7.13-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-10-23] Accepted dar 2.7.13-1 (source) into unstable (John Goerzen)
[2023-09-26] Accepted dar 2.7.8-2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: John Goerzen)
[2023-09-11] Accepted dar 2.7.12-1~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (John Goerzen)
[2023-09-07] dar 2.7.12-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-09-04] Accepted dar 2.7.12-1 (source) into unstable (John Goerzen)

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bugs [bug history graph]

all: 1
RC: 0
I&N: 1
M&W: 0
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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