mercurial - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: mercurial (main)
version: 7.2.4-1
maintainer: Debian Python Team (DMD)
uploaders: Julien Cristau [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.5.0
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 5.6.1-4
o-o-sec: 5.6.1-4+deb11u1
oldstable: 6.3.2-1+deb12u1
old-sec: 6.3.2-1+deb12u1
stable: 7.0.1-2
testing: 7.2.3-1
unstable: 7.2.4-1

versioned links

5.6.1-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
5.6.1-4+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.3.2-1+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
7.0.1-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
7.2.3-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
7.2.4-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

mercurial (11 bugs: 0, 5, 6, 0)
mercurial-common (4 bugs: 0, 4, 0, 0)

action needed

Debci reports failed tests high

unstable: fail (log)
The tests ran in 0:14:02
Last run: 2026-09-25T03:10:37.000Z
Previous status: unknown

testing: fail (log)
The tests ran in 0:17:05
Last run: 2026-09-30T22:43:54.000Z
Previous status: unknown

stable: fail (log)
The tests ran in 0:01:12
Last run: 2026-09-05T00:29:53.000Z
Previous status: unknown

Created: 2022-08-02 Last update: 2026-10-01 06:32

Problems while searching for a new upstream version high

uscan had problems while searching for a new upstream version:

In watchfile debian/watch, reading webpage
  https://www.mercurial-scm.org/release/ failed: 500 Can't connect to www.mercurial-scm.org:443 (SSL connect attempt failed error:0A000126:SSL routines::unexpected eof while reading)

Created: 2026-09-30 Last update: 2026-10-01 06:31

The VCS repository is not up to date, push the missing commits. high

vcswatch reports that the current version of the package is not in its VCS.
Either you need to push your commits and/or your tags, or the information about the package's VCS are out of date. A common cause of the latter issue when using the Git VCS is not specifying the correct branch when the packaging is not in the default one (remote HEAD branch), which is usually "master" but can be modified in salsa.debian.org in the project's general settings with the "Default Branch" field). Alternatively the Vcs-Git field in debian/control can contain a "-b <branch-name>" suffix to indicate what branch is used for the Debian packaging.

Created: 2026-06-01 Last update: 2026-09-29 15:30

lintian reports 8 errors and 20 warnings high

Lintian reports 8 errors and 20 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-08-17 Last update: 2026-09-05 01:31

The package has not entered testing even though the delay is over normal

The package has not entered testing even though the 5-day delay is over. Check why.

Created: 2026-08-22 Last update: 2026-10-01 07:01

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

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

mgdiff (#770236)
- Suggests: mgdiff

Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2026-10-01 06:31

1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal

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

Created: 2026-09-19 Last update: 2026-10-01 06:30

1 open merge request in Salsa normal

There is 1 open merge request for this package on Salsa. You should consider reviewing and/or merging these merge requests.

Created: 2026-09-29 Last update: 2026-09-29 15:30

debian/patches: 7 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 8 debian patches available in version 7.2.4-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

7 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: 2026-08-17 11:03

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 4.5.0).

Created: 2020-11-17 Last update: 2026-08-17 03:18

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for mercurial (7.2.3-1 to 7.2.4-1): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Updating mercurial would introduce bugs in testing: #1147349
- ∙ ∙ Missing build on riscv64
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on riscv64: missing arch:riscv64 build
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for mercurial/7.2.4-1: amd64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), armhf: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), ppc64el: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), s390x: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻)
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for python-pytest-benchmark/5.2.3-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for reposurgeon/4.38-3: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for setuptools-scm/9.2.2-1: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Test triggered, s390x: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results on riscv64 - info
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Updating mercurial will fix bugs in testing: #1148339
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/m/mercurial.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- ∙ ∙ 45 days old (needed 5 days)
- Not considered

news

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[2026-08-16] Accepted mercurial 7.2.4-1 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2026-07-19] mercurial 7.2.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-13] Accepted mercurial 7.2.3-1 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2026-06-09] mercurial 7.2.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-06-01] Accepted mercurial 7.2.2-1 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2026-04-15] mercurial 7.2-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-30] Accepted mercurial 7.2-5 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2026-02-23] Accepted mercurial 7.2-4 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2026-02-16] Accepted mercurial 7.2-3 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2026-02-09] Accepted mercurial 7.2-2 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2026-02-02] Accepted mercurial 7.2-1 (source) into experimental (Julien Cristau)
[2025-10-30] mercurial 7.1.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-23] Accepted mercurial 7.1.1-1 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2025-09-14] mercurial 7.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-09-09] Accepted mercurial 7.1-2 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2025-08-19] Accepted mercurial 7.1-1 (source) into experimental (Julien Cristau)
[2025-05-09] mercurial 7.0.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-04-28] Accepted mercurial 7.0.1-2 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2025-04-18] Accepted mercurial 7.0.1-1 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2025-04-06] mercurial 6.9.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-04-04] Accepted mercurial 6.9.5-1 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2025-03-27] Accepted mercurial 5.6.1-4+deb11u1 (source) into oldstable-security (Andreas Henriksson)
[2025-03-27] Accepted mercurial 6.3.2-1+deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Julien Cristau)
[2025-03-22] Accepted mercurial 6.3.2-1+deb12u1 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Julien Cristau)
[2025-03-22] mercurial 6.9.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-20] Accepted mercurial 6.9.4-1 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2025-03-19] Accepted mercurial 7.0~rc1-1 (source) into experimental (Julien Cristau)
[2025-03-18] mercurial 6.9.3-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-12] Accepted mercurial 6.9.3-2 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)
[2025-03-06] Accepted mercurial 6.9.3-1 (source) into unstable (Julien Cristau)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 22 24
RC: 1
I&N: 15 17
M&W: 6
F&P: 0
patch: 1

links

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lintian (8, 20)
buildd: logs, reproducibility, cross
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l10n (-, 59)
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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 7.2-3build1
27 bugs