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source: perl (main)
version: 5.30.0-8
maintainer: Niko Tyni (DMD)
uploaders: Dominic Hargreaves [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 3.9.8
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 5.20.2-3+deb8u11
o-o-sec: 5.20.2-3+deb8u12
oldstable: 5.24.1-3+deb9u5
old-sec: 5.24.1-3+deb9u5
stable: 5.28.1-6
testing: 5.30.0-7
unstable: 5.30.0-8

versioned links

5.20.2-3+deb8u11: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
5.20.2-3+deb8u12: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
5.24.1-3+deb9u5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
5.28.1-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
5.30.0-7: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
5.30.0-8: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libperl-dev
libperl5.30
perl (120 bugs: 0, 52, 68, 0)
perl-base (5 bugs: 0, 4, 1, 0)
perl-debug (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
perl-doc (75 bugs: 0, 8, 67, 0)
perl-modules-5.30

action needed

Debci reports failed tests high

unstable: pass (log)
The tests ran in 0:04:23
Last run: 2019-10-21 12:54:46 UTC
Previous status: pass

testing: fail (log)
The tests ran in 0:03:26
Last run: 2019-10-20 06:41:36 UTC
Previous status: fail

stable: pass (log)
The tests ran in 0:03:22
Last run: 2019-08-25 09:42:42
Previous status: pass

Created: 2019-10-13 Last update: 2019-10-22 03:34

1 binary package has unsatisfiable dependencies high

The dependencies of libperl5.28=5.28.1-6 cannot be satisfied in unstable on arm64, mipsel, amd64, mips64el, armhf, i386, ppc64el, and s390x because: unsatisfied dependency on perl-modules-5.28 (>= 5.28.1-6)

Created: 2019-10-09 Last update: 2019-10-22 03:31

Standards version of the package is outdated. high

The package is severely out of date with respect to the Debian Policy. The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.4.1 instead of 3.9.8).

Created: 2017-06-21 Last update: 2019-10-20 20:31

7 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 7 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2019-04-01 Last update: 2019-10-22 02:34

Does not build reproducibly during testing normal

A package building reproducibly enables third parties to verify that the source matches the distributed binaries. It has been identified that this source package produced different results, failed to build or had other issues in a test environment. Please read about how to improve the situation!

Created: 2019-10-17 Last update: 2019-10-22 01:39

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 5.30.0-9, 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 cfac855075183915a591a3a41c498020bbeb8326
Author: Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Oct 20 15:53:06 2019 +0300

    Update changelog

commit afc9c66ad31ca747d618d3109e94d54e55567bac
Author: Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Oct 20 15:50:05 2019 +0300

    Update libextutils-parsexs-perl special casing in maintainer test for 5.30
    
    5.30 started failing in testing again, see #914222. Bother.

commit 9a92566fc3988d360312d288b2430f94eeffdd50
Author: Niko Tyni <ntyni@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Oct 20 15:50:28 2019 +0300

    Start 5.30.0-9

Created: 2019-10-20 Last update: 2019-10-20 16:04

lintian reports 19 warnings normal

Lintian reports 19 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2019-09-03 Last update: 2019-10-07 04:11

1 ignored security issue in jessie low

There is 1 open security issue in jessie.

1 issue skipped by the security teams:

CVE-2018-6797: An issue was discovered in Perl 5.18 through 5.26. A crafted regular expression can cause a heap-based buffer overflow, with control over the bytes written.

Please fix it.

Created: 2018-04-14 Last update: 2019-10-21 00:30

Build log checks report 1 warning low

Build log checks report 1 warning

Created: 2018-04-15 Last update: 2018-04-15 08:04

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for perl (5.30.0-7 to 5.30.0-8): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- autopkgtest for devscripts/2.19.6: amd64: Regression ♻
- autopkgtest for trinityrnaseq/2.6.6+dfsg-6: amd64: Regression ♻
- Too young, only 2 of 5 days old
- Additional info:
- Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/p/perl.html
- Not considered

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[2019-10-20] Accepted perl 5.30.0-8 (source) into unstable (Niko Tyni)
[2019-10-18] perl 5.30.0-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-10-15] Accepted perl 5.30.0-7 (source) into unstable (Niko Tyni)
[2019-10-13] perl 5.30.0-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-10-08] Accepted perl 5.30.0-6 (source) into unstable (Niko Tyni)
[2019-10-05] Accepted perl 5.30.0-5 (source) into unstable (Dominic Hargreaves)
[2019-08-03] Accepted perl 5.30.0-4 (source) into experimental (Niko Tyni)
[2019-06-20] Accepted perl 5.30.0-3 (source) into experimental (Niko Tyni)
[2019-06-19] Accepted perl 5.30.0-2 (source) into experimental (Niko Tyni)
[2019-05-25] Accepted perl 5.30.0-1 (source) into experimental (Niko Tyni)
[2019-05-20] Accepted perl 5.30.0~rc2-1 (all amd64 source) into experimental, experimental (Niko Tyni)
[2019-04-05] perl 5.28.1-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-03-31] Accepted perl 5.28.1-6 (source) into unstable (Niko Tyni)
[2019-03-27] perl 5.28.1-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-03-16] Accepted perl 5.28.1-5 (source) into unstable (Niko Tyni)
[2019-02-05] perl 5.28.1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-02-02] Accepted perl 5.28.1-4 (source) into unstable (Niko Tyni)
[2018-12-17] perl 5.28.1-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-12-07] Accepted perl 5.28.1-3 (source) into unstable (Niko Tyni)
[2018-12-03] Accepted perl 5.24.1-3+deb9u5 (all amd64 source) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (Dominic Hargreaves)
[2018-12-03] Accepted perl 5.28.1-2 (source) into unstable (Niko Tyni)
[2018-12-02] perl 5.28.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-11-30] Accepted perl 5.20.2-3+deb8u12 (all amd64 source) into oldstable (Dominic Hargreaves)
[2018-11-29] Accepted perl 5.24.1-3+deb9u5 (all amd64 source) into stable->embargoed, stable (Dominic Hargreaves)
[2018-11-29] Accepted perl 5.28.1-1 (source) into unstable (Dominic Hargreaves)
[2018-11-24] perl 5.28.0-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-11-19] Accepted perl 5.28.0-4 (source) into unstable (Niko Tyni)
[2018-11-04] perl 5.28.0-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-10-31] Accepted perl 5.28.0-3 (source) into unstable (Niko Tyni)
[2018-08-15] perl 5.26.2-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 210 217
RC: 0
I&N: 70 73
M&W: 140 144
F&P: 0
patch: 7

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