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general

source: debhelper (main)
version: 14.5
maintainer: Debhelper Maintainers (DMD)
uploaders: Niels Thykier [DMD]
arch: all
std-ver: 4.7.0
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 13.3.4
oldstable: 13.11.4
old-bpo: 13.23~bpo12+1
stable: 13.24.2
stable-bpo: 14.5~bpo13+1
testing: 14.5
unstable: 14.5

versioned links

13.3.4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
13.11.4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
13.23~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
13.24.2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
14.5~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
14.5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

debhelper (166 bugs: 0, 80, 86, 0)
libdebhelper-perl (2 bugs: 0, 0, 2, 0)

action needed

4 bugs tagged help in the BTS normal

The BTS contains 4 bugs tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with them.

Created: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2026-10-06 13:30

13 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 13 bugs (16 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-09-02 Last update: 2026-10-06 13:30

1 new commit since last upload, is it time to release? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:

commit 280269901e52035af54f2ed90ba25537fc529d30
Author: Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>
Date:   Fri Sep 25 09:47:30 2026 +0000

    dh_compress: Stop compressing `.pdf` files

Created: 2026-09-25 Last update: 2026-10-02 15:30

4 open merge requests in Salsa normal

There are 4 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2026-10-02 Last update: 2026-10-02 15:30

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.0).

Created: 2025-02-21 Last update: 2026-09-17 22:30

news

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[2026-09-23] Accepted debhelper 14.5~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Niels Thykier)
[2026-09-23] debhelper 14.5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-09-17] Accepted debhelper 14.5 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2026-09-13] Accepted debhelper 14.4 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2026-07-10] debhelper 14.3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-05] Accepted debhelper 14.3 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2026-07-03] debhelper 14.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-06-24] Accepted debhelper 14.2 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2026-06-22] debhelper 14.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-06-16] Accepted debhelper 14.1 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2026-06-14] Accepted debhelper 14.0 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2026-06-07] Accepted debhelper 13.32 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2026-04-03] Accepted debhelper 13.31~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Niels Thykier)
[2026-03-03] debhelper 13.31 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-02-24] Accepted debhelper 13.31 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2026-02-15] Accepted debhelper 13.30 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2025-12-26] debhelper 13.29 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-13] Accepted debhelper 13.29 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2025-10-02] debhelper 13.28 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-26] Accepted debhelper 13.27~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Niels Thykier)
[2025-09-26] Accepted debhelper 13.28 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2025-09-26] debhelper 13.27 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-21] Accepted debhelper 13.27 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2025-09-07] Accepted debhelper 13.26~bpo13+1 (all source) into stable-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Niels Thykier)
[2025-08-29] debhelper 13.26 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-24] Accepted debhelper 13.26 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2025-08-19] debhelper 13.25 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-10] Accepted debhelper 13.25 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2025-04-03] debhelper 13.24.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-29] Accepted debhelper 13.24.2 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 162 176
RC: 0
I&N: 72 82
M&W: 90 94
F&P: 0
patch: 13 16
help: 4
NC: 1

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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 14.5ubuntu1
32 bugs
patches for 14.5ubuntu1