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V4L capture program supporting motion detection

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source: motion (main)
version: 4.7.1-1
maintainer: Nicolas Mora (DMD)
arch: 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: 4.3.2-1
oldstable: 4.5.1-2
stable: 4.7.0-3
testing: 4.7.1-1
unstable: 4.7.1-1

versioned links

4.3.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.5.1-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.7.0-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.7.1-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

motion (25 bugs: 0, 20, 5, 0)

action needed

Debci reports failed tests high

unstable: fail (log)
The tests ran in 0:00:30
Last run: 2025-12-17T13:17:24.000Z
Previous status: unknown

testing: pass (log)
The tests ran in 0:00:34
Last run: 2026-02-07T02:23:43.000Z
Previous status: unknown

stable: pass (log)
The tests ran in 0:00:40
Last run: 2025-11-09T11:13:23.000Z
Previous status: unknown

Created: 2025-12-17 Last update: 2026-03-01 16:20

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://api.github.com/repos/Motion-Project/motion/git/matching-refs/tags/ failed: 500 internal server error

Created: 2026-02-27 Last update: 2026-03-01 15:00

3 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

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

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2026-03-01 16:17

Standards version of the package is outdated.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

[2025-10-06] motion 4.7.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-03] Accepted motion 4.7.1-1 (source) into unstable (Nicolas Mora)
[2025-04-03] motion 4.7.0-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-30] Accepted motion 4.7.0-3 (source) into unstable (Nicolas Mora)
[2024-09-19] motion 4.7.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-09-17] Accepted motion 4.7.0-2 (source) into unstable (Nicolas Mora)
[2024-08-30] motion 4.7.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-28] Accepted motion 4.7.0-1 (source) into unstable (Nicolas Mora)
[2023-11-17] motion 4.6.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-11-14] Accepted motion 4.6.0-1 (source) into unstable (Nicolas Mora)
[2023-09-12] motion 4.5.1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-09-09] Accepted motion 4.5.1-4 (source) into unstable (Nicolas Mora)
[2023-07-02] motion 4.5.1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-06-29] Accepted motion 4.5.1-3 (source) into unstable (Nicolas Mora)
[2023-02-13] motion 4.5.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-02-09] Accepted motion 4.5.1-2 (source) into unstable (Nicolas Mora)
[2023-02-07] motion 4.5.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-02-04] Accepted motion 4.5.1-1 (source) into unstable (Nicolas Mora)
[2022-07-09] motion REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-11-21] motion 4.3.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-11-21] motion 4.3.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-11-15] Accepted motion 4.3.2-1 (source) into unstable (Ximin Luo) (signed by: infinity0@debian.org)
[2020-08-07] motion REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-07-09] motion 4.2.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-03-25] Accepted motion 4.2.2-1 (source) into unstable (Ximin Luo)
[2018-07-19] motion 4.1.1-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-07-13] Accepted motion 4.1.1-1.1 (source) into unstable (Sebastian Ramacher)
[2018-05-23] motion 4.1.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-05-18] Accepted motion 4.1.1-1 (source) into unstable (Ximin Luo)
[2016-10-29] motion 4.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

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bugs [bug history graph]

all: 26
RC: 0
I&N: 21
M&W: 5
F&P: 0
patch: 3

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