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general
  • source: devscripts (main)
  • version: 2.25.32
  • maintainer: Devscripts Maintainers (DMD)
  • uploaders: Holger Levsen [DMD] – Benjamin Drung [DMD] – Mattia Rizzolo [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: 2.21.3+deb11u1
  • oldstable: 2.23.4+deb12u2
  • old-bpo: 2.25.15~bpo12+1
  • stable: 2.25.15+deb13u1
  • stable-bpo: 2.25.22~bpo13+1
  • testing: 2.25.30
  • unstable: 2.25.32
versioned links
  • 2.21.3+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.23.4+deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.25.15~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.25.15+deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.25.22~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.25.30: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.25.32: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • devscripts (538 bugs: 0, 220, 318, 0)
action needed
1 security issue in sid high

There is 1 open security issue in sid.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2025-8454: It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.
Created: 2025-07-14 Last update: 2025-12-23 00:01
1 security issue in forky high

There is 1 open security issue in forky.

1 important issue:
  • CVE-2025-8454: It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.
Created: 2025-08-09 Last update: 2025-12-23 00:01
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal
The packages that devscripts depends on which need a new maintainer are:
  • docbook-xsl (#802370)
    • Build-Depends: docbook-xsl
  • svn-buildpackage (#726770)
    • Suggests: svn-buildpackage
Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2025-12-25 04:32
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: 2025-08-23 Last update: 2025-12-25 04:30
45 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 45 bugs (47 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2025-12-25 04:30
lintian reports 3 warnings normal
Lintian reports 3 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2025-12-17 Last update: 2025-12-17 04:30
20 open merge requests in Salsa normal
There are 20 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.
Created: 2025-09-17 Last update: 2025-09-17 09:05
1 low-priority security issue in trixie low

There is 1 open security issue in trixie.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2025-8454: (needs triaging) It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2025-08-09 Last update: 2025-12-23 00:01
1 low-priority security issue in bookworm low

There is 1 open security issue in bookworm.

1 issue left for the package maintainer to handle:
  • CVE-2025-8454: (needs triaging) It was discovered that uscan, a tool to scan/watch upstream sources for new releases of software, included in devscripts (a collection of scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier), skips OpenPGP verification if the upstream source is already downloaded from a previous run even if the verification failed back then.

You can find information about how to handle this issue in the security team's documentation.

Created: 2025-07-14 Last update: 2025-12-23 00:01
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.3 instead of 4.7.2).
Created: 2025-12-23 Last update: 2025-12-23 20:00
testing migrations
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for devscripts (2.25.30 to 2.25.32): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Updating devscripts would introduce bugs in testing: #1123581
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/d/devscripts.html
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for devscripts/2.25.32: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducible on amd64 - info ♻
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducible on arm64 - info ♻
    • ∙ ∙ Required age reduced by 3 days because of autopkgtest
    • ∙ ∙ 2 days old (needed 2 days)
    • Not considered
news
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  • [2025-12-22] Accepted devscripts 2.25.32 (source) into unstable (Daniel Gröber)
  • [2025-12-16] Accepted devscripts 2.25.31 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-12-12] devscripts 2.25.30 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-12-09] Accepted devscripts 2.25.30 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-12-09] devscripts 2.25.29 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-12-04] Accepted devscripts 2.25.29 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-12-04] devscripts 2.25.28 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-30] Accepted devscripts 2.25.28 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-11-25] devscripts 2.25.27 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-22] Accepted devscripts 2.25.27 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-11-22] devscripts 2.25.26 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-19] Accepted devscripts 2.25.26 (source) into unstable (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2025-11-08] devscripts 2.25.25 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-06] Accepted devscripts 2.25.25 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-11-05] Accepted devscripts 2.25.24 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-11-04] devscripts 2.25.23 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-02] Accepted devscripts 2.25.23 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-10-30] devscripts 2.25.22 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-10-29] Accepted devscripts 2.25.22~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2025-10-27] Accepted devscripts 2.25.22 (source) into unstable (Jochen Sprickerhof)
  • [2025-10-26] devscripts 2.25.21 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-10-24] Accepted devscripts 2.25.21 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-10-22] devscripts 2.25.20 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-10-19] Accepted devscripts 2.25.20 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2025-09-22] Accepted devscripts 2.25.19~bpo13+1 (source all) into stable-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Roger Shimizu)
  • [2025-08-25] devscripts 2.25.19 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-08-24] Accepted devscripts 2.25.15+deb13u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Sebastiaan Couwenberg)
  • [2025-08-23] Accepted devscripts 2.25.19 (source) into unstable (Yadd) (signed by: Xavier Guimard)
  • [2025-08-15] Accepted devscripts 2.25.18 (source) into unstable (Sean Whitton)
  • [2025-07-28] Accepted devscripts 2.25.17 (source) into experimental (Yadd) (signed by: Xavier Guimard)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 528 543
  • RC: 1
  • I&N: 214 221
  • M&W: 313 321
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 45 47
  • help: 4
  • NC: 3
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  • version: 2.25.31
  • 44 bugs (1 patch)

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