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general
  • source: debian-policy (main)
  • version: 4.6.2.0
  • maintainer: Debian Policy Editors (archive) (DMD)
  • uploaders: Russ Allbery [DMD] – Sean Whitton [DMD]
  • arch: all
  • std-ver: 4.6.2
  • 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: 4.6.2.0
  • unstable: 4.6.2.0
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]
binaries
  • debian-policy (189 bugs: 0, 68, 121, 0)
  • debian-policy-ja
action needed
lintian reports 1 error and 9 warnings high
Lintian reports 1 error and 9 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2022-12-17 Last update: 2023-02-02 01:03
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: 2023-09-30 16:02
17 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 17 bugs (20 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2023-09-13 Last update: 2023-09-30 16:02
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: 2023-09-30 14:24
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 4.6.2.1, 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 9a1aa08af0b07b987552f8a4423b6036f098f7d4
Author: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Sep 10 11:27:20 2023 -0700

    Add changelog for terminology fixes

commit 475e4ab022f1ab202e6fe2817b719e52c9a792b1
Author: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Date:   Sat Dec 17 13:12:05 2022 +0100

    Use «package metadata» instead of «control information»
    
    Using «control information» when talking about control files and control
    formats, and similar gets confusing fast. Switch to package metadata, as
    some of the files in the deb(5) archive control member are not usually
    in deb822(5) format.

commit 27fbaea14dd4b394ecfe98c6914c752bd1d5f6d6
Author: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Sep 10 11:23:09 2023 -0700

    Fix typo (binay instead of binary)

commit 01c18a882d2a21ee234f1bbc1d994e96625f2630
Author: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Date:   Fri Sep 23 12:30:22 2022 +0200

    Clarify terminology for Debian control files
    
    Their current descriptive names are very close and easily confused if
    one is not paying close attention. Use new terminology that try to
    make them less ambiguous and intuitive.
    
    The new and unified terms are:
    
      * debian/control: «Debian source package template control file»
      * .dsc:           «Debian source package control file»
      * DEBIAN/control: «Debian binary package control file»
      * .changes:       «Debian upload changes control file»
    
    For contents we use these new terms:
    
      First stanza in debian/control: «source package stanza»
      Next stanzas in debian/control: «binary package stanza»

commit af55af6f1823a4e20f847b6ee8616dcbe021aeac
Author: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Date:   Sat Dec 17 13:47:08 2022 +0100

    Markup «.changes» and «.dsc»

commit a19c6eaf325e10140fc30a6a2224df280fb7bfb5
Author: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Date:   Fri Sep 23 12:30:22 2022 +0200

    Markup Files field name

commit 52681192d1f4ed143e8a9c39fb38e0e84d7310eb
Author: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Date:   Fri Sep 23 12:30:22 2022 +0200

    Use «stanza» instead of «section»

commit 9a3c5374c265b8e6e112237738ba940f80454518
Author: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Date:   Fri Sep 23 12:30:22 2022 +0200

    Use «field» instead of «record»

commit 76f4480b282e87e6dd6264f38249da1187a8f8b4
Author: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Date:   Sat Sep 9 15:27:34 2023 -0700

    Add changelog for #1031403 fix

commit 5abd1c60445f05fac84dffa743490b14ab099077
Author: Max-Julian Pogner <max-julian@pogner.at>
Date:   Thu Feb 16 16:44:23 2023 +0100

    FIX: missing quotes in sh script example in file policy/ap-pkg-diversions
Created: 2023-09-09 Last update: 2023-09-27 01:10
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: 2020-02-26 10:49
news
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  • [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)
  • [2020-04-02] debian-policy 4.5.0.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-03-27] Accepted debian-policy 4.5.0.1 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2020-01-26] debian-policy 4.5.0.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-01-20] Accepted debian-policy 4.5.0.0 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2019-12-06] debian-policy 4.4.1.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2019-11-30] Accepted debian-policy 4.4.1.2 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2019-10-09] debian-policy 4.4.1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2019-10-03] Accepted debian-policy 4.4.1.1 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2019-09-29] Accepted debian-policy 4.4.1.0 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2019-07-24] debian-policy 4.4.0.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2019-07-18] Accepted debian-policy 4.4.0.1 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2019-07-13] debian-policy 4.4.0.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2019-07-07] Accepted debian-policy 4.4.0.0 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 179 203
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 68 70
  • M&W: 104 125
  • F&P: 7 8
  • patch: 17 20
  • help: 1
  • NC: 1
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