diffoscope - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: diffoscope (main)
version: 332
maintainer: Reproducible builds folks (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Chris Lamb [DMD] – Holger Levsen [DMD] – Mattia Rizzolo [DMD]
arch: all
std-ver: 4.7.4
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 177
oldstable: 240+deb12u1
stable: 297+deb13u1
stable-bpo: 306~bpo13+1
testing: 330
unstable: 332

versioned links

177: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
240+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
297+deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
306~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
330: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
332: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

diffoscope (29 bugs: 0, 12, 17, 0)
diffoscope-minimal (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)

action needed

Marked for autoremoval on 12 October due to falcosecurity-libs, golang-github-aws-aws-sdk-go, golang-github-azure-azure-sdk-for-go, golang-github-frankban-quicktest, golang-github-google-go-github, golang-github-gorilla-handlers, golang-pgregory-rapid, python-anyio, wireshark: #1142268, #1142865, #1144924, #1145413, #1146020, #1146183, #1146184, #1146192, #1146199, #1146201, #1146223, #1148561 high

Version 330 of diffoscope is marked for autoremoval from testing on Mon 12 Oct 2026. It depends (transitively) on falcosecurity-libs, golang-github-aws-aws-sdk-go, golang-github-azure-azure-sdk-for-go, golang-github-frankban-quicktest, golang-github-google-go-github, golang-github-gorilla-handlers, golang-pgregory-rapid, python-anyio, wireshark, affected by #1142268, #1142865, #1144924, #1145413, #1146020, #1146183, #1146184, #1146192, #1146199, #1146201, #1146223, #1148561. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.

Created: 2026-09-24 Last update: 2026-09-29 23:01

lintian reports 1 error and 1 warning high

Lintian reports 1 error and 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-09-26 Last update: 2026-09-26 05:01

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that diffoscope depends on which need a new maintainer are:

db-defaults (#1055344)
- Recommends: db-util db-util
- Build-Depends: db-util

Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2026-09-29 23:33

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 333, 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 02e069c321ef6d2c8488f1627d15fd7c9cf6fc30
Author: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>
Date:   Mon Sep 28 13:41:59 2026 -0700

    Open new changelog entry for version 333.
    
    Gbp-Dch: ignore

Created: 2019-05-22 Last update: 2026-09-29 03:32

9 open merge requests in Salsa normal

There are 9 open merge requests for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2026-09-28 Last update: 2026-09-28 21:31

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for diffoscope (330 to 332): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility regression on amd64: diffoscope, diffoscope-minimal
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility regression on arm64: diffoscope, diffoscope-minimal
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility regression on armhf: diffoscope, diffoscope-minimal
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility regression on i386: diffoscope, diffoscope-minimal
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for bdebstrap/0.8.1-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for diffoscope/332: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for mmdebstrap/1.5.7-3: amd64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), armhf: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), ppc64el: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for reprotest/0.7.33: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for rsync/3.5.1+ds1-1: amd64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), armhf: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), ppc64el: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for sbuild/0.91.10: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 1 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/d/diffoscope.html
- Not considered

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[2026-09-28] Accepted diffoscope 332 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-09-25] Accepted diffoscope 331 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-09-25] diffoscope 330 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-09-21] Accepted diffoscope 330 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-08-21] Accepted diffoscope 329 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-08-14] Accepted diffoscope 328 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-08-13] diffoscope REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-08-07] Accepted diffoscope 327 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-08-05] diffoscope 326 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-30] Accepted diffoscope 326 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-07-23] diffoscope 325 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-17] Accepted diffoscope 325 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-07-16] diffoscope 324 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-10] Accepted diffoscope 324 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-07-07] diffoscope 323 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-06-30] Accepted diffoscope 323 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-06-26] Accepted diffoscope 322 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-06-25] diffoscope 321 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-06-19] Accepted diffoscope 321 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-06-19] Accepted diffoscope 320 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-06-18] diffoscope 319 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-06-12] Accepted diffoscope 319 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-05-07] diffoscope 318 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-05-01] Accepted diffoscope 318 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-04-13] diffoscope 317 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-04-10] Accepted diffoscope 317 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-04-05] diffoscope 316 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-04-02] Accepted diffoscope 316 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-03-24] diffoscope 315 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-20] Accepted diffoscope 315 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 32 33
RC: 0
I&N: 12
M&W: 20 21
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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