diffoscope - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: diffoscope (main)
version: 310
maintainer: Reproducible builds folks (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Chris Lamb [DMD] – Holger Levsen [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: 177
oldstable: 240+deb12u1
stable: 297
stable-bpo: 306~bpo13+1
testing: 309
unstable: 310

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: [.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]
309: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
310: [.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

source package has 1 unsatisfiable build dependency high

Build dependencies in unstable cannot be satisfied on amd64 because: unsatisfied dependency on python3-pyflakes (< 3.3)

Created: 2026-01-09 Last update: 2026-01-11 23:31

Marked for autoremoval on 31 January due to fpc, libguestfs, pdfminer, reiserfsprogs: #1120642, #1121473, #1122912, #967348 high

Version 309 of diffoscope is marked for autoremoval from testing on Sat 31 Jan 2026. It depends (transitively) on fpc, libguestfs, pdfminer, reiserfsprogs, affected by #1120642, #1121473, #1122912, #967348. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.

Created: 2025-10-28 Last update: 2026-01-11 23:31

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: 2026-01-10 Last update: 2026-01-10 10:31

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: 2026-01-11 20:31

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 311, 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 eaa8c6d75e72da2b8d48efdd8518612c051eba2e
Author: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>
Date:   Fri Jan 9 12:14:45 2026 -0800

    Also drop implied "Rules-Requires-Root: no" entry in debian/control.

commit b40346a3c45ccee2455f3254836ce7911ff7889c
Author: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>
Date:   Fri Jan 9 12:14:26 2026 -0800

    Drop implied "Priority: optional" from debian/control.

commit 194731e301ea0a3184a08270eea1f0f04543da7b
Author: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>
Date:   Fri Jan 9 12:13:59 2026 -0800

    Bump Standards-Version to 4.7.3.

commit 3ea0fb29f63d63fdf3734dec4703c365ac53e95e
Author: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>
Date:   Fri Jan 9 12:05:44 2026 -0800

    Open new changelog entry for version 311.
    
    Gbp-Dch: ignore

Created: 2019-05-22 Last update: 2026-01-10 04:32

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: 2025-08-19 Last update: 2025-10-16 07:33

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-2024-25711: (needs triaging) diffoscope before 256 allows directory traversal via an embedded filename in a GPG file. Contents of any file, such as ../.ssh/id_rsa, may be disclosed to an attacker. This occurs because the value of the gpg --use-embedded-filenames option is trusted.

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

Created: 2024-02-10 Last update: 2026-01-10 13:00

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: 2026-01-10 05:16

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for diffoscope (309 to 310): BLOCKED: Maybe temporary, maybe blocked but Britney is missing information (check below)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on all
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred: missing arch:all build
- ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results on all - info
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 2 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/d/diffoscope.html
- ∙ ∙ Waiting for reproducibility test results on amd64 - info ♻
- ∙ ∙ Waiting for reproducibility test results on arm64 - info ♻
- Not considered

news

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[2026-01-09] Accepted diffoscope 310 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-12-20] Accepted diffoscope 297+deb13u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Chris Lamb)
[2025-11-18] diffoscope 309 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-14] Accepted diffoscope 309 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-11-10] diffoscope 308 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-07] Accepted diffoscope 308 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-11-03] diffoscope 307 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-01] Accepted diffoscope 306~bpo13+1 (source all) into stable-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Mattia Rizzolo)
[2025-10-31] Accepted diffoscope 307 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-10-29] diffoscope 306 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-28] diffoscope REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-11] diffoscope 306 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-07] Accepted diffoscope 306 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-08-25] diffoscope 305 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-22] Accepted diffoscope 305 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-08-22] Accepted diffoscope 304 (source) into experimental (Chris Lamb)
[2025-08-01] Accepted diffoscope 303 (source) into experimental (Chris Lamb)
[2025-07-25] Accepted diffoscope 302 (source) into experimental (Chris Lamb)
[2025-07-11] Accepted diffoscope 301 (source) into experimental (Chris Lamb)
[2025-06-27] Accepted diffoscope 300 (source) into experimental (Chris Lamb)
[2025-06-20] Accepted diffoscope 299 (source) into experimental (Chris Lamb)
[2025-06-20] diffoscope 297 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-06-13] Accepted diffoscope 298 (source) into experimental (Chris Lamb)
[2025-05-30] Accepted diffoscope 297 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-05-16] Accepted diffoscope 296 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-05-09] Accepted diffoscope 295 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-04-14] diffoscope 294 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-04-11] Accepted diffoscope 294 (source) into unstable (Chris Lamb)
[2025-04-02] diffoscope 293 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-29] Accepted diffoscope 293 (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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version: 309
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