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general

source: texinfo (main)
version: 7.2-5
maintainer: Debian TeX Task Force (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Frank Küster [DMD] – Norbert Preining [DMD] – Hilmar Preuße [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: 6.7.0.dfsg.2-6
oldstable: 6.8-6
stable: 7.1.1-1
testing: 7.2-5
unstable: 7.2-5

versioned links

6.7.0.dfsg.2-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.8-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
7.1.1-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
7.2-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

info (4 bugs: 0, 2, 2, 0)
install-info (4 bugs: 0, 2, 2, 0)
texinfo (14 bugs: 0, 8, 6, 0)
texinfo-lib

action needed

debian/patches: 1 patch with invalid metadata, 1 patch to forward upstream high

Among the 3 debian patches available in version 7.2-5 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

1 patch with invalid metadata that ought to be fixed.
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: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2025-10-25 06:01

1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 1 bug, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2026-01-31 12:00

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 7.2-6, 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 b2e9614940024fcda715f9774480ec790241f97b
Author: Hilmar Preuße <hille42@web.de>
Date:   Thu Jan 29 00:09:54 2026 +0100

    Add d/changelog entry for last commit.

commit 3cff7ebdd478c4a27275e7fc925dcd2ff6cf2ae2
Merge: cdc1572 2ef36f7
Author: Hilmar Preuße <hille42@web.de>
Date:   Thu Jan 29 00:06:57 2026 +0100

    Merge branch 'update-info-dir' into 'master'
    
    Read and export variables instead of sourcing /etc/environment (#1114610)
    
    See merge request tex-team/texinfo!13

commit 2ef36f72a6e203c534e3d64cd8cb0e9fe68ce555
Author: Mitchell Augustin <mitchell.augustin@canonical.com>
Date:   Wed Jan 28 15:39:50 2026 -0600

    Read and export variables instead of sourcing /etc/environment (#1114610)

commit cdc1572d6165788475d294f60d2c874b096ceeec
Author: Hilmar Preuße <hille42@web.de>
Date:   Mon Dec 29 23:58:17 2025 +0100

    Interesting things from upcoming TI 7.3

commit e687edc9e05f7c7cc5c8f0646c1fca5157fb7bba
Author: Hilmar Preuße <hille42@web.de>
Date:   Sat Oct 25 11:32:31 2025 +0200

    Add missing bug number to d/changelog, bug will be closed manually.

Created: 2025-10-25 Last update: 2026-01-29 00:31

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: 2025-12-23 20:00

news

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[2025-10-31] texinfo 7.2-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-24] Accepted texinfo 7.2-5 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
[2025-08-21] texinfo 7.2-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-19] Accepted texinfo 7.2-4 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
[2025-08-19] Accepted texinfo 7.2-3 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
[2025-01-18] Accepted texinfo 7.2-2 (source) into experimental (Hilmar Preuße)
[2025-01-08] Accepted texinfo 7.2-1 (source) into experimental (Hilmar Preuße)
[2024-09-16] texinfo 7.1.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-09-13] Accepted texinfo 7.1.1-1 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preuße)
[2024-01-20] texinfo 7.1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-01-13] Accepted texinfo 7.1-3 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preusse)
[2023-11-22] texinfo 7.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-11-19] Accepted texinfo 7.1-2 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preusse)
[2023-11-10] texinfo 7.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-10-29] Accepted texinfo 7.1-1 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preusse)
[2023-07-13] texinfo 7.0.3-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-07-10] Accepted texinfo 7.0.3-2 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preusse)
[2023-03-30] Accepted texinfo 7.0.3-1 (source) into experimental (Hilmar Preusse)
[2023-01-25] Accepted texinfo 7.0.2-1 (source) into experimental (Hilmar Preusse)
[2023-01-08] Accepted texinfo 7.0.1-3 (source amd64 all) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
[2022-12-20] Accepted texinfo 7.0.1-2 (source) into experimental (Hilmar Preusse)
[2022-12-02] Accepted texinfo 7.0.1-1 (source) into experimental (Hilmar Preusse)
[2022-11-12] Accepted texinfo 7.0-1 (source) into experimental (Hilmar Preusse)
[2022-06-30] texinfo 6.8-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-06-26] Accepted texinfo 6.8-6 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preusse)
[2022-06-26] Accepted texinfo 6.8-5 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preusse)
[2022-01-13] texinfo 6.8-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-01-11] Accepted texinfo 6.8-4 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preusse)
[2021-10-05] texinfo 6.8-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-09-22] Accepted texinfo 6.8-3 (source) into unstable (Hilmar Preusse)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 23
RC: 0
I&N: 12
M&W: 10
F&P: 1
patch: 1

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