gretl - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: gretl (main)
version: 2026c-2
maintainer: Dirk Eddelbuettel (DMD)
arch: all any
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: 2021a-1
oldstable: 2022c-1
stable: 2025a-1
testing: 2026c-1
unstable: 2026c-2

versioned links

2021a-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2022c-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2025a-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2026c-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2026c-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

gretl (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
gretl-common
gretl-data
gretl-doc (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
libgretl1-dev
libgretl1t64

action needed

lintian reports 2 errors and 18 warnings high

Lintian reports 2 errors and 18 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-05-01 Last update: 2026-09-13 16:30

AppStream hints: 2 errors and 2 warnings for gretl-common,gretl high

AppStream found metadata issues for packages:

gretl: 1 error
gretl-common: 1 error and 2 warnings

You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.

Created: 2018-06-04 Last update: 2026-08-29 04:31

Multiarch hinter reports 2 issue(s) normal

There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.

gretl-common could be marked Multi-Arch: foreign
gretl-doc could be marked Multi-Arch: foreign

Created: 2016-09-14 Last update: 2026-10-29 15:02

debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 1 debian patch available in version 2026c-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

1 patch 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: 2026-10-28 Last update: 2026-10-28 12:03

testing migrations

This package will soon be part of the auto-openmpi transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
excuses:
- Migration status for gretl (2026c-1 to 2026c-2): BLOCKED: Maybe temporary, maybe blocked but Britney is missing information (check below)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on riscv64
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on riscv64: missing arch:riscv64 build
- ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results on riscv64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 1 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/g/gretl.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- Not considered

news

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[2026-10-27] Accepted gretl 2026c-2 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2026-10-18] gretl 2026c-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-10-12] Accepted gretl 2026c-1 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2026-05-07] gretl 2026b-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-04-30] Accepted gretl 2026b-1 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2026-02-05] gretl 2026a-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-30] Accepted gretl 2026a-1 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2025-12-06] gretl 2025c-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-30] Accepted gretl 2025c-2 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2025-11-12] Accepted gretl 2025c-1 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2025-08-13] gretl 2025b-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-06-05] Accepted gretl 2025b-1 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2025-03-27] gretl 2025a-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-21] Accepted gretl 2025a-1 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2025-01-26] gretl 2024d-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-12] Accepted gretl 2024d-1 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2024-12-04] gretl REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-22] Accepted gretl 2024c-1 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2024-09-03] gretl 2024b-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-28] Accepted gretl 2024b-2 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2024-05-27] gretl 2024b-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-22] Accepted gretl 2024b-1 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2024-05-06] gretl 2024a-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-07] Accepted gretl 2024a-1 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2024-03-20] Accepted gretl 2023c-3 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
[2024-03-16] gretl REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-29] Accepted gretl 2023c-2.1 (source) into unstable (Steve Langasek)
[2024-02-11] gretl 2023c-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-06] Accepted gretl 2023c-2.1~exp1 (source) into experimental (Steve Langasek)
[2024-02-03] Accepted gretl 2023c-2 (source) into unstable (Dirk Eddelbuettel)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 6
RC: 0
I&N: 0
M&W: 6
F&P: 0
patch: 0

links

homepage
lintian (2, 18)
buildd: logs, reproducibility, cross
popcon
browse source code
other distros
screenshots
l10n (-, 82)
debian patches

ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 2026b-1
4 bugs (1 patch)