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source: elk (main)
version: 3.99.8-4.2
maintainer: Sam Hocevar (DMD)
arch: all any
std-ver: 3.9.6
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 3.99.8-4.2
oldstable: 3.99.8-4.2
stable: 3.99.8-4.2
testing: 3.99.8-4.2
unstable: 3.99.8-4.2

versioned links

3.99.8-4.2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

elk
elkdoc
libelk0
libelk0-dev

action needed

Problems while searching for a new upstream version high

uscan had problems while searching for a new upstream version:

In watchfile debian/watch, reading webpage
  http://sam.zoy.org/elk/ failed: 404 Not Found

Created: 2023-09-23 Last update: 2023-09-23 18:04

lintian reports 20 errors and 1 warning high

Lintian reports 20 errors and 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2020-07-29 Last update: 2023-09-03 06:02

Standards version of the package is outdated. high

The package is severely out of date with respect to the Debian Policy. The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.6.2 instead of 3.9.6).

Created: 2016-09-16 Last update: 2022-12-17 19:17

Multiarch hinter reports 2 issue(s) normal

There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.

elkdoc could be marked Multi-Arch: foreign
libelk0 could be marked Multi-Arch: same

Created: 2016-09-14 Last update: 2023-09-23 18:09

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 3.99.8-5, 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 414a09b47097c45ada5568e63ac075394edea04a
Merge: 3f3d893 aec8cb7
Author: Jelmer Vernooĳ <jelmer@debian.org>
Date:   Fri Dec 16 13:38:08 2022 +0000

    Merge branch 'scrub-obsolete' into 'master'
    
    Remove unnecessary constraints
    
    See merge request debian/elk!3

commit aec8cb7fb51e272250cab5c10370a726719c51cd
Author: Debian Janitor <janitor@jelmer.uk>
Date:   Fri Dec 16 12:50:08 2022 +0000

    Remove constraints unnecessary since buster (oldstable)
    
    * libelk0: Drop conflict with removed package elk (<< 3.99-1) in Conflicts.
    * libelk0: Drop conflict with removed package elk (<< 3.99-1) in Replaces.
    * libelk0-dev: Drop conflict with removed package elk (<< 3.99-1) in Conflicts.
    * libelk0-dev: Drop conflict with removed package elk (<< 3.99-1) in Replaces.
    
    Changes-By: deb-scrub-obsolete

commit 3f3d893458e7d8be76f65a250b1dd96ba1d4000e
Merge: 2fce20f 920acb0
Author: Jelmer Vernooĳ <jelmer@debian.org>
Date:   Fri Dec 16 12:02:48 2022 +0000

    Merge branch 'orphan' into 'master'
    
    Move package to the QA team
    
    See merge request debian/elk!4

commit 920acb076e53f5528f16783338da47ceaddb53cf
Author: Debian Janitor <janitor@jelmer.uk>
Date:   Wed Nov 23 05:10:26 2022 +0000

    Move package to QA team.

commit 2fce20f2d12c5ed24375bec3f82463f923c8be54
Merge: b61dad2 5c2f492
Author: Jelmer Vernooĳ <jelmer@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Oct 30 19:15:54 2022 +0000

    Merge branch 'multiarch-hints' into 'master'
    
    Apply hints suggested by the multi-arch hinter
    
    See merge request debian/elk!2

commit 5c2f492cbefefb9971fd7158a65a79cbad683e23
Author: Debian Janitor <janitor@jelmer.uk>
Date:   Wed Sep 16 18:39:44 2020 +0000

    Apply multi-arch hints.
    + libelk0, libelk0-dev: Add Multi-Arch: same.+ elkdoc: Add Multi-Arch: foreign.
    
    Changes-By: lintian-brush

commit b61dad2bc24423c787fadbb0a930a9ffead4d159
Author: Ondřej Nový <onovy@debian.org>
Date:   Mon Oct 1 09:34:54 2018 +0200

    d/changelog: Remove trailing whitespaces

Created: 2018-10-01 Last update: 2023-09-22 13:15

O: This package has been orphaned and needs a maintainer. normal

This package has been orphaned. This means that it does not have a real maintainer at the moment. Please consider adopting this package if you are interested in it. Please see bug number #1011569 for more information.

Created: 2022-05-25 Last update: 2022-05-25 01:07

debian/patches: 4 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 4 debian patches available in version 3.99.8-4.2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

4 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2023-02-26 15:54

Build log checks report 1 warning low

Build log checks report 1 warning

Created: 2015-06-28 Last update: 2015-06-28 18:56

news

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[2018-09-19] elk 3.99.8-4.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-09-14] Accepted elk 3.99.8-4.2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Tille)
[2016-09-22] elk 3.99.8-4.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-09-16] Accepted elk 3.99.8-4.1 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Andreas Tille)
[2016-02-21] elk REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2015-06-28] Accepted elk 3.99.8-4 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Sam Hocevar)
[2015-05-19] Accepted elk 3.99.8-3 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Sam Hocevar)
[2013-10-02] elk 3.99.8-2.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2013-09-21] Accepted elk 3.99.8-2.1 (source all amd64) (Luk Claes)
[2011-06-29] elk 3.99.8-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2011-06-19] Accepted elk 3.99.8-2 (source all amd64) (Sam Hocevar)
[2011-06-18] Accepted elk 3.99.8-1 (source all amd64) (Sam Hocevar)
[2006-06-24] elk 3.99.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2006-06-14] Accepted elk 3.99.7-1 (source all i386) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2005-12-11] elk 3.99.6-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2005-11-01] Accepted elk 3.99.6-4 (source all i386) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2004-03-14] Accepted elk 3.99.6-3 (i386 source all) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2003-12-31] Accepted elk 3.99.6-2 (i386 source all) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2003-10-13] Accepted elk 3.99.5-3 (i386 source all) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2003-10-10] Accepted elk 3.99.5-2 (source) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2003-09-28] Accepted elk 3.99.5-1 (i386 source all) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2003-09-16] Accepted elk 3.99.3-1 (i386 source all) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2003-09-15] Accepted elk 3.99.2-1 (i386 source all) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2003-09-11] Accepted elk 3.99.0-1 (i386 source all) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2003-09-11] Accepted elk 3.99.1-1 (i386 source all) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2003-08-20] Accepted elk 3.0-16 (i386 source all) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2003-06-18] Accepted elk 3.0-15 (i386 source all) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2003-06-04] Accepted elk 3.0-14 (i386 source all) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2003-05-30] Accepted elk 3.0-13 (i386 source all) (Sam Hocevar (Debian packages))
[2003-04-05] Accepted elk 3.0-12 (i386 source all) (Samuel Hocevar)

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