diffoscope - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: diffoscope (main)
version: 337
maintainer: Reproducible builds folks (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Chris Lamb (DMD) – Mattia Rizzolo (DMD) – Holger Levsen (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: 334
unstable: 337

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]
334: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
337: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

diffoscope (30 bugs: 1, 12, 17, 0)
diffoscope-minimal

action needed

Debci reports failed tests high

unstable: pass (log)
The tests ran in 0:07:26
Last run: 2026-10-11T00:31:23.000Z
Previous status: unknown

testing: fail (log)
The tests ran in 0:01:35
Last run: 2026-11-07T10:12:48.000Z
Previous status: unknown

stable: pass (log)
The tests ran in 0:04:22
Last run: 2026-07-17T17:45:52.000Z
Previous status: unknown

Created: 2026-10-24 Last update: 2026-11-09 15:31

Marked for autoremoval on 02 December due to debugpy, golang-github-piprate-json-gold, golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v2, ipykernel, jupyter-server-terminals, libiodbc2, mistune, python-hypothesis, towncrier: #1145330, #1145439, #1146434, #1149388, #1152592, #1152614, #1152757, #1152786, #1152806 high

Version 334 of diffoscope is marked for autoremoval from testing on Wed 02 Dec 2026. It depends (transitively) on debugpy, golang-github-piprate-json-gold, golang-gopkg-square-go-jose.v2, ipykernel, jupyter-server-terminals, libiodbc2, mistune, python-hypothesis, towncrier, affected by #1145330, #1145439, #1146434, #1149388, #1152592, #1152614, #1152757, #1152786, #1152806. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.

Created: 2026-10-23 Last update: 2026-11-09 14:32

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: 2026-10-17 Last update: 2026-10-17 04:31

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: 2026-11-09 14:32

Fails to build during reproducibility 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: 2026-10-23 Last update: 2026-11-09 12:00

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 338, 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 990967887b94b494fed320bcb03a16c087797c65
Author: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Nov 5 13:54:47 2026 -0800

    binutils no longer shows the top-level directory. (Closes: Debian:#1151752)

commit dc521e74354e513c4981a180e83eae486a4652ca
Author: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Nov 5 13:13:41 2026 -0800

    Open new changelog entry for version 338.
    
    Gbp-Dch: ignore

Created: 2019-05-22 Last update: 2026-11-07 19:02

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: 2026-11-01 Last update: 2026-11-01 00:21

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for diffoscope (334 to 337): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Updating diffoscope would introduce bugs in testing: #1151752
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on all
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred: missing builds
- ∙ ∙ Lintian check deferred: missing builds
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on amd64: missing builds - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on arm64: missing builds - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on armhf: missing builds - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on i386: missing builds - info
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 3 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/d/diffoscope.html
- Not considered

news

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[2026-11-05] Accepted diffoscope 337 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-10-30] Accepted diffoscope 336 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-10-23] Accepted diffoscope 335 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-10-23] diffoscope 334 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-10-16] Accepted diffoscope 334 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-10-15] diffoscope 333 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-10-09] Accepted diffoscope 333 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2026-10-05] diffoscope 332 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[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)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 32 33
RC: 1
I&N: 12
M&W: 19 20
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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