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general

source: libxml2 (main)
version: 2.15.1+dfsg-2
maintainer: Debian XML/SGML Group (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: YunQiang Su [DMD] – Aron Xu [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.6.2
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4
o-o-sec: 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u9
oldstable: 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4
old-sec: 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4
stable: 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u2
stable-sec: 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1
testing: 2.15.1+dfsg-1
unstable: 2.15.1+dfsg-2

versioned links

2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u9: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.15.1+dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
2.15.1+dfsg-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libxml2-16 (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
libxml2-dev (3 bugs: 0, 2, 1, 0)
libxml2-doc
libxml2-source
libxml2-utils (15 bugs: 0, 10, 5, 0)
python3-libxml2

action needed

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that libxml2 depends on which need a new maintainer are:

docbook-xsl (#802370)
- Build-Depends-Indep: docbook-xsl

Created: 2025-10-25 Last update: 2025-11-28 14:31

lintian reports 10 warnings normal

Lintian reports 10 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-10-25 Last update: 2025-11-27 00:01

debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 3 debian patches available in version 2.15.1+dfsg-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

3 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: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2025-11-26 18:18

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 4.6.2).

Created: 2022-05-11 Last update: 2025-11-26 18:30

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for libxml2 (2.15.1+dfsg-1 to 2.15.1+dfsg-2): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for cmake/4.1.1+really3.31.6-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for cyrus-imapd/3.12.1-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), i386: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dolfin/2019.2.0~legacy20240219.1c52e83-24: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for fenics-dolfinx/1:0.9.0-10: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libreoffice/4:25.8.3-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), i386: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libxml2/2.15.1+dfsg-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for macaulay2/1.25.11+ds-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for mia/2.4.7-16: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Regression ♻ (reference ♻), s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for openbabel/3.1.1+dfsg-14: amd64: Pass, arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), riscv64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), s390x: Test triggered (failure will be ignored)
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 2 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/libx/libxml2.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproducible on amd64 - info ♻
- ∙ ∙ Reproducible on arm64 - info ♻
- Not considered

news

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[2025-11-26] Accepted libxml2 2.15.1+dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Aron Xu)
[2025-11-25] libxml2 2.15.1+dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-23] Accepted libxml2 2.15.1+dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Aron Xu)
[2025-11-23] Accepted libxml2 2.15.1+dfsg-0.5 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-11-18] libxml2 2.15.1+dfsg-0.4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-11-14] Accepted libxml2 2.15.1+dfsg-0.4 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Matthias Klose)
[2025-11-13] libxml2 2.15.1+dfsg-0.3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-25] Accepted libxml2 2.15.1+dfsg-0.3 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-10-24] Accepted libxml2 2.15.1+dfsg-0.2 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-10-21] Accepted libxml2 2.15.1+dfsg-0.1 (source) into experimental (Matthias Klose)
[2025-10-20] Accepted libxml2 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-10-08] libxml2 2.14.6+dfsg-0.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-05] Accepted libxml2 2.15.0+dfsg-0.3 (source) into experimental (Matthias Klose)
[2025-10-05] Accepted libxml2 2.15.0+dfsg-0.2 (source) into experimental (Matthias Klose)
[2025-10-05] Accepted libxml2 2.15.0+dfsg-0.1 (source) into experimental (Matthias Klose)
[2025-10-05] Accepted libxml2 2.14.6+dfsg-0.1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-09-30] Accepted libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u9 (source) into oldoldstable-security (Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-08-29] Accepted libxml2 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Aron Xu)
[2025-08-29] Accepted libxml2 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Aron Xu)
[2025-08-29] Accepted libxml2 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u1 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Aron Xu)
[2025-08-29] Accepted libxml2 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u4 (source) into oldstable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Aron Xu)
[2025-08-29] libxml2 2.14.5+dfsg-0.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-26] Accepted libxml2 2.14.5+dfsg-0.2 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-08-19] libxml2 2.14.5+dfsg-0.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-14] Accepted libxml2 2.14.5+dfsg-0.1 (source) into unstable (Matthias Klose)
[2025-07-31] libxml2 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-07-28] Accepted libxml2 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u3 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-07-28] Accepted libxml2 2.14.5+dfsg-0exp2 (source) into experimental (Matthias Klose)
[2025-07-28] Accepted libxml2 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1 (source) into unstable (Guilhem Moulin)
[2025-07-26] Accepted libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u8 (source) into oldstable-security (Guilhem Moulin)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 20 21
RC: 0
I&N: 14 15
M&W: 6
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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version: 2.15.1+dfsg-1
23 bugs