ginga - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: ginga (main)
version: 6.0.0-1
maintainer: Debian Astronomy Team (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Ole Streicher [DMD]
arch: all
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: 3.1.0-1
oldstable: 4.0.1-1
stable: 5.3.0-1
testing: 6.0.0-1
unstable: 6.0.0-1

versioned links

3.1.0-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.0.1-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
5.3.0-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.0.0-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

ginga
python3-ginga (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)

action needed

Marked for autoremoval on 24 May due to erfa: #1133139 high

Version 6.0.0-1 of ginga is marked for autoremoval from testing on Sun 24 May 2026. It depends (transitively) on erfa, affected by #1133139. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.

Created: 2026-04-17 Last update: 2026-04-17 19:30

AppStream hints: 1 error and 1 warning high

AppStream found metadata issues for packages:

ginga: 1 error and 1 warning

You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.

Created: 2018-06-04 Last update: 2022-01-21 06:05

2 new commits 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 a9f3203c3106a8eb2604213bcbf21b953e8f90f9
Author: Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org>
Date:   Tue Apr 14 22:17:44 2026 +0200

    Use PyQt6

commit d5f52711727cb3ee35920ffba18703bd70f12859
Author: Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org>
Date:   Tue Apr 14 21:54:18 2026 +0200

    Drop Recommends: python3-pyqt5.qtwebkit
    
    Closes: #1116267

Created: 2026-04-14 Last update: 2026-04-14 22:01

lintian reports 12 warnings normal

Lintian reports 12 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-03-25 Last update: 2026-03-25 03:30

debian/patches: 2 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 2 debian patches available in version 6.0.0-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

2 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: 2026-03-24 11:00

Issues found with some translations low

Automatic checks made by the Debian l10n team found some issues with the translations contained in this package. You should check the l10n status report for more information.

Issues can be things such as missing translations, problematic translated strings, outdated PO files, unknown languages, etc.

Created: 2026-03-24 Last update: 2026-03-24 11:00

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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[2026-03-26] ginga 6.0.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-03-23] Accepted ginga 6.0.0-1 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)
[2026-02-01] ginga 5.5.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-01-29] Accepted ginga 5.5.1-1 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)
[2025-08-30] ginga 5.4.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-28] Accepted ginga 5.4.0-1 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)
[2025-04-06] ginga 5.3.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-04-03] Accepted ginga 5.3.0-1 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)
[2025-01-10] ginga 5.2.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-07] Accepted ginga 5.2.0-2 (source) into unstable (Stuart Prescott)
[2024-10-27] ginga 5.2.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-24] Accepted ginga 5.2.0-1 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)
[2024-10-23] ginga 5.1.0-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-20] Accepted ginga 5.1.0-3 (source) into unstable (Phil Wyett) (signed by: Ole Streicher)
[2024-09-03] ginga 5.1.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-09-01] Accepted ginga 5.1.0-2 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)
[2024-06-03] ginga 5.1.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-31] Accepted ginga 5.1.0-1 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)
[2024-04-12] ginga 5.0.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-04-09] Accepted ginga 5.0.1-1 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)
[2024-02-29] ginga 5.0.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-26] Accepted ginga 5.0.0-1 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)
[2023-09-14] ginga 4.1.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-09-12] Accepted ginga 4.1.1-1 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)
[2023-07-04] ginga 4.1.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-07-02] Accepted ginga 4.1.0-1 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)
[2022-12-31] ginga 4.0.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-12-28] Accepted ginga 4.0.1-1 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)
[2022-11-20] ginga 3.4.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-11-11] Accepted ginga 3.4.1-1 (source) into unstable (Ole Streicher)

bugs [bug history graph]

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

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