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general
  • source: debian-policy (main)
  • version: 4.7.2.0
  • maintainer: Debian Policy Editors (archive) (DMD)
  • uploaders: Sean Whitton [DMD] – Russ Allbery [DMD]
  • arch: all
  • std-ver: 4.7.2
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 4.3.0.3
  • oldstable: 4.5.1.0
  • stable: 4.6.2.0
  • testing: 4.7.2.0
  • unstable: 4.7.2.0
versioned links
  • 4.3.0.3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 4.5.1.0: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 4.6.2.0: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 4.7.2.0: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • debian-policy (219 bugs: 0, 84, 135, 0)
  • debian-policy-ja
  • debian-policy-zh-cn
action needed
1 bug tagged help in the BTS normal
The BTS contains 1 bug tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with it.
Created: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2025-05-19 02:30
23 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 23 bugs (26 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2025-05-19 02:30
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal
The packages that debian-policy depends on which need a new maintainer are:
  • dblatex (#942402)
    • Build-Depends: dblatex
  • docbook-xml (#802368)
    • Build-Depends: docbook-xml
  • docbook-xsl (#802370)
    • Build-Depends: docbook-xsl
Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2025-05-19 00:01
version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal
vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 4.7.2.1, distribution UNRELEASED) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:
commit 2f876698deb5714a3b90efbd4e01eeee9eb12dec
Author: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
Date:   Sat Mar 15 12:19:49 2025 +0800

    Rewrite "date"->"day-of-month" in Policy 3.2.1

commit 2aaf5261ea1b864792e0ab94989e5aa8b50877ad
Author: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
Date:   Fri Feb 28 11:04:23 2025 +0800

    Fix missing word in 10.1 & upgrading checklist
Created: 2025-02-28 Last update: 2025-05-18 23:33
Does not build reproducibly during testing normal
A package building reproducibly enables third parties to verify that the source matches the distributed binaries. It has been identified that this source package produced different results, failed to build or had other issues in a test environment. Please read about how to improve the situation!
Created: 2025-03-04 Last update: 2025-05-18 23:00
lintian reports 9 warnings normal
Lintian reports 9 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2025-02-27 Last update: 2025-04-10 09:30
Issues found with some translations low

Automatic checks made by the Debian l10n team found some issues with the translations contained in this package. You should check the l10n status report for more information.

Issues can be things such as missing translations, problematic translated strings, outdated PO files, unknown languages, etc.

Created: 2020-02-26 Last update: 2025-02-21 22:26
news
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  • [2025-03-04] debian-policy 4.7.2.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-02-27] Accepted debian-policy 4.7.2.0 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2025-02-27] debian-policy 4.7.1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-02-22] Accepted debian-policy 4.7.1.1 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2025-02-20] Accepted debian-policy 4.7.1.0 (all source) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Sean Whitton)
  • [2025-01-09] debian-policy 4.7.0.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-01-03] Accepted debian-policy 4.7.0.2 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2024-08-30] debian-policy 4.7.0.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-08-25] Accepted debian-policy 4.7.0.1 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2024-04-12] debian-policy 4.7.0.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-04-07] Accepted debian-policy 4.7.0.0 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2024-02-29] debian-policy 4.6.2.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-02-24] Accepted debian-policy 4.6.2.1 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2022-12-22] debian-policy 4.6.2.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-12-22] debian-policy 4.6.2.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-12-17] Accepted debian-policy 4.6.2.0 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2022-08-19] debian-policy 4.6.1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-08-14] Accepted debian-policy 4.6.1.1 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2022-05-17] debian-policy 4.6.1.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-05-11] Accepted debian-policy 4.6.1.0 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2021-08-24] debian-policy 4.6.0.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-08-18] Accepted debian-policy 4.6.0.1 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2021-08-18] Accepted debian-policy 4.6.0.0 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2020-11-22] debian-policy 4.5.1.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-11-22] debian-policy 4.5.1.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-11-17] Accepted debian-policy 4.5.1.0 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2020-08-26] debian-policy 4.5.0.3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-08-19] Accepted debian-policy 4.5.0.3 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2020-05-04] debian-policy 4.5.0.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-04-28] Accepted debian-policy 4.5.0.2 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 203 228
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 86 88
  • M&W: 115 138
  • F&P: 2
  • patch: 23 26
  • help: 1
  • NC: 1
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