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general
  • source: howdoi (main)
  • version: 2.0.20-2
  • maintainer: Package Salvaging Team (DMD)
  • uploaders: Andreas Tille [DMD] – Lucas Albuquerque Medeiros de Moura [DMD]
  • arch: all
  • std-ver: 4.7.0
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 1.1.9-1
  • oldstable: 1.1.9-1.1
  • unstable: 2.0.20-2
versioned links
  • 1.1.9-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 1.1.9-1.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2.0.20-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • howdoi (1 bugs: 1, 0, 0, 0)
action needed
Debci reports failed tests high
  • unstable: pass (log)
    The tests ran in 0:00:36
    Last run: 2025-08-26T05:51:36.000Z
    Previous status: unknown

  • testing: pass (log)
    The tests ran in 0:00:26
    Last run: 2023-09-08T16:16:30.000Z
    Previous status: unknown

  • stable: fail (log)
    The tests ran in 0:00:31
    Last run: 2025-08-10T20:58:36.000Z
    Previous status: unknown

Created: 2025-07-05 Last update: 2025-09-08 12:04
The package has not entered testing even though the delay is over normal
The package has not entered testing even though the 2-day delay is over. Check why.
Created: 2025-08-30 Last update: 2025-09-08 12:02
ITA: Someone intends to adopt this package. normal
This package has been orphaned, but someone intends to maintain it. Please see bug number #1067605 for more information.
Created: 2024-03-25 Last update: 2024-03-27 20:53
debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 1 debian patch available in version 2.0.20-2 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: 2025-08-28 Last update: 2025-08-28 12:04
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.2 instead of 4.7.0).
Created: 2018-04-16 Last update: 2025-08-28 02:28
testing migrations
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for howdoi (- to 2.0.20-2): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Updating howdoi would introduce bugs in testing: #1051370
    • Additional info:
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/h/howdoi.html
    • ∙ ∙ autopkgtest for howdoi/2.0.20-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducible on amd64 - info ♻
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducible on arm64 - info ♻
    • ∙ ∙ Required age reduced by 3 days because of autopkgtest
    • ∙ ∙ 11 days old (needed 2 days)
    • Not considered
news
[rss feed]
  • [2025-08-27] Accepted howdoi 2.0.20-2 (source) into unstable (Alexandre Detiste)
  • [2025-05-26] Accepted howdoi 2.0.20-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Tille)
  • [2023-10-07] howdoi REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-06-18] howdoi 1.1.9-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-06-13] Accepted howdoi 1.1.9-1.1 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
  • [2016-05-11] Accepted howdoi 1.1.9-1 (source) into unstable (Lucas Albuquerque Medeiros de Moura) (signed by: Antonio Terceiro)
  • [2016-05-07] Accepted howdoi 1.1.7-2 (source) into unstable (Lucas Albuquerque Medeiros de Moura) (signed by: Antonio Terceiro)
  • [2016-04-04] Accepted howdoi 1.1.7-1 (source all) into unstable, unstable (Lucas Albuquerque Medeiros de Moura) (signed by: Antonio Terceiro)
bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 1
  • RC: 1
  • I&N: 0
  • M&W: 0
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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