exim4 - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: exim4 (main)
version: 4.98.2-1
maintainer: Exim4 Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Andreas Metzler [DMD]
arch: all any
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: 4.92-8+deb10u6
o-o-sec: 4.92-8+deb10u9
oldstable: 4.94.2-7+deb11u3
old-sec: 4.94.2-7+deb11u4
old-bpo: 4.96-15~bpo11+1
old-p-u: 4.94.2-7+deb11u3
stable: 4.96-15+deb12u7
stable-sec: 4.96-15+deb12u7
stable-bpo: 4.98.1-2~bpo12+1
testing: 4.98.2-1
unstable: 4.98.2-1

versioned links

4.92-8+deb10u6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.92-8+deb10u9: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.94.2-7+deb11u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.94.2-7+deb11u4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.96-15~bpo11+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.96-15+deb12u7: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.98.1-2~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.98.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

exim4 (63 bugs: 0, 32, 31, 0)
exim4-base (17 bugs: 0, 10, 7, 0)
exim4-config (70 bugs: 0, 28, 42, 0)
exim4-daemon-heavy (16 bugs: 0, 9, 7, 0)
exim4-daemon-light (4 bugs: 0, 3, 1, 0)
exim4-dev
eximon4

action needed

1 bug tagged help in the BTS normal

The BTS contains 1 bug tagged help, please consider helping the maintainer in dealing with it.

Created: 2019-03-21 Last update: 2025-06-03 11:00

13 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 13 bugs (14 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2025-06-03 11:00

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that exim4 depends on which need a new maintainer are:

db5.3 (#1055356)
- Depends: libdb5.3t64 libdb5.3t64 libdb5.3t64
- Build-Depends: libdb5.3-dev
libident (#1065098)
- Build-Depends: libident-dev
docbook-xml (#802368)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xml
docbook-xsl (#802370)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xsl

Created: 2023-09-01 Last update: 2025-06-03 09:21

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 4.98.2-2, 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 f3e5a48ef86e5295316cae2b91a8268a226fa03f
Author: Andreas Metzler <ametzler@bebt.de>
Date:   Sun Jun 1 15:49:32 2025 +0200

    Set current_directory = /var/mail in mail_spool transport.
    
    Closes: #1106865

Created: 2025-06-01 Last update: 2025-06-01 15:00

lintian reports 5 warnings normal

Lintian reports 5 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-04-10 Last update: 2025-04-10 00:31

debian/patches: 5 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 16 debian patches available in version 4.98.2-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

5 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: 2024-10-19 Last update: 2025-03-29 22:31

Build log checks report 1 warning low

Build log checks report 1 warning

Created: 2025-01-16 Last update: 2025-01-16 16:33

news

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[2025-04-02] exim4 4.98.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-29] Accepted exim4 4.98.2-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-03-27] Accepted exim4 4.98.1-2~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-03-27] exim4 4.98.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-27] Accepted exim4 4.96-15+deb12u7 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Andreas Metzler)
[2025-03-26] Accepted exim4 4.96-15+deb12u7 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Andreas Metzler)
[2025-03-26] Accepted exim4 4.98.1-2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-03-19] exim4 4.98.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-15] Accepted exim4 4.98.1-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2025-02-27] exim4 4.98-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-21] Accepted exim4 4.98-4 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2024-12-29] Accepted exim4 4.98-3~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Andreas Metzler)
[2024-12-29] exim4 4.98-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-21] Accepted exim4 4.98-3 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2024-11-13] Accepted exim4 4.98-2~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Andreas Metzler)
[2024-10-29] Accepted exim4 4.94.2-7+deb11u4 (source) into oldstable-security (Markus Koschany)
[2024-10-26] exim4 4.98-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-19] Accepted exim4 4.96-15+deb12u6 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Andreas Metzler)
[2024-10-19] Accepted exim4 4.98-2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2024-07-16] Accepted exim4 4.98-1~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Andreas Metzler)
[2024-07-15] exim4 4.98-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-12] Accepted exim4 4.94.2-7+deb11u3 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Andreas Metzler)
[2024-07-12] Accepted exim4 4.96-15+deb12u5 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Andreas Metzler)
[2024-07-11] Accepted exim4 4.98-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2024-07-10] Accepted exim4 4.96-15+deb12u5 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Andreas Metzler)
[2024-07-10] Accepted exim4 4.94.2-7+deb11u3 (source) into oldstable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Andreas Metzler)
[2024-07-09] Accepted exim4 4.98~RC3-2~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Andreas Metzler)
[2024-07-08] exim4 4.98~RC3-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-07-05] Accepted exim4 4.98~RC3-2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2024-07-03] Accepted exim4 4.98~RC3-1 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 173 175
RC: 0
I&N: 84 86
M&W: 89
F&P: 0
patch: 13 14
help: 1

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ubuntu

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version: 4.98.1-1ubuntu2
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