libffi - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: libffi (main)
version: 3.5.2-4
maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Matthias Klose [DMD]
arch: any
std-ver: 4.7.3
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 3.3-6
oldstable: 3.4.4-1
stable: 3.4.8-2
testing: 3.5.2-4
unstable: 3.5.2-4

versioned links

3.3-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.4.4-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.4.8-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
3.5.2-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libffi-dev (3 bugs: 0, 1, 2, 0)
libffi8
libffi8-udeb

action needed

3 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 3 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-04-02 22:00

lintian reports 2 warnings normal

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

Created: 2026-03-27 Last update: 2026-03-27 23:00

1 new commit since last upload, is it time to release? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:

commit 9d2fc022187cb6f4d2446c979a4bf13275974382
Author: Matthias Klose <doko@ubuntu.com>
Date:   Fri Mar 27 09:27:49 2026 +0100

      * Bump standards version.

Created: 2026-03-27 Last update: 2026-03-27 15:32

debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 1 debian patch available in version 3.5.2-4 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: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2026-03-27 23:30

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.7.3).

Created: 2026-03-31 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

news

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[2026-04-01] libffi 3.5.2-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-27] Accepted libffi 3.5.2-4 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-12-14] libffi 3.5.2-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-12-09] Accepted libffi 3.5.2-3 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-09-11] libffi 3.5.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-04] Accepted libffi 3.5.2-2 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-08-04] Accepted libffi 3.5.2-1 (source) into experimental (Matthias Klose)
[2025-06-12] Accepted libffi 3.5.1-1 (source) into experimental (Matthias Klose)
[2025-05-05] libffi 3.4.8-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-04-25] Accepted libffi 3.4.8-2 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-04-23] Accepted libffi 3.4.8-1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-02-18] libffi 3.4.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-02-12] Accepted libffi 3.4.7-1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2024-02-27] libffi 3.4.6-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-27] libffi 3.4.6-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-21] Accepted libffi 3.4.6-1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2023-11-30] libffi 3.4.4-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-11-25] Accepted libffi 3.4.4-2 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2022-10-28] libffi 3.4.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-10-28] libffi 3.4.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-10-24] Accepted libffi 3.4.4-1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2022-10-23] Accepted libffi 3.4.3-4 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2022-10-20] Accepted libffi 3.4.3-3 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2022-09-22] Accepted libffi 3.4.3-2 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2022-09-21] Accepted libffi 3.4.3-1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2022-01-22] libffi 3.4.2-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-01-17] Accepted libffi 3.4.2-4 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2021-10-16] libffi 3.4.2-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-10-11] Accepted libffi 3.4.2-3 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2021-09-29] libffi 3.4.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 3
RC: 0
I&N: 1
M&W: 2
F&P: 0
patch: 3

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