device-tree-compiler - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: device-tree-compiler (main)
version: 1.8.1-2
maintainer: Héctor Orón Martínez (DMD)
uploaders: Vagrant Cascadian [DMD]
arch: any
std-ver: 4.7.0
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1.6.0-1
oldstable: 1.6.1-4
stable: 1.7.2-2
testing: 1.7.2-2
unstable: 1.8.1-2

versioned links

1.6.0-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.6.1-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.7.2-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.8.1-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

device-tree-compiler
libfdt-dev
libfdt1
python3-libfdt

action needed

lintian reports 1 warning normal

Lintian reports 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-09-02 Last update: 2026-09-02 10:30

3 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 6abf97c4928741665f836e2617a52dcb72881c0b
Author: Héctor Orón Martínez <zumbi@debian.org>
Date:   Tue Sep 1 20:40:29 2026 +0200

    d/rules adjust value fields for valgrind options
    
    Signed-off-by: Héctor Orón Martínez <zumbi@debian.org>

commit f1a19f66bab8b71ec02c96c8bc12730750cc0ebb
Author: Héctor Orón Martínez <zumbi@debian.org>
Date:   Tue Sep 1 20:15:50 2026 +0200

    Release Debian version 1.8.1-2
    
    Signed-off-by: Héctor Orón Martínez <zumbi@debian.org>

commit fa203268b9d87a0331ad34c6084bd0182d4cb9f5
Author: Héctor Orón Martínez <zumbi@debian.org>
Date:   Tue Sep 1 20:14:22 2026 +0200

    d/rules: fix test runs on arches without valgrind
    
    Run-time dependency valgrind found: NO  (tried pkg-config)
    
    ../meson.build:38:11: ERROR: Dependency "valgrind" not found (tried pkg-config)
    
    Closes: #1146402
    
    Signed-off-by: Héctor Orón Martínez <zumbi@debian.org>

https://salsa.debian.org/api/v4/projects/crosstoolchain-team%2Fdevice-tree-compiler API request failed: 401 Unauthorized at /srv/qa.debian.org/data/vcswatch/vcswatch line 410.

Created: 2026-09-01 Last update: 2026-09-02 03:03

debian/patches: 22 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 22 debian patches available in version 1.8.1-2 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

22 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: 2026-09-02 10:34

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 4.7.0).

Created: 2025-02-21 Last update: 2026-09-02 06:04

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for device-tree-compiler (1.7.2-2 to 1.8.1-2): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for depthcharge-tools/0.6.2-5: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻)
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dpdk/25.11.2-1: amd64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered (will not be considered a regression) ♻ (reference ♻)
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dt-schema/2025.08-1.2: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for qemu: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for sunxi-tools/1.4.2+git20260530.d7bbd1-1: amd64: Test triggered, arm64: Test triggered, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, riscv64: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on i386 - info
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 0 of 5 days old
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Updating device-tree-compiler will fix bugs in testing: #1145149
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/d/device-tree-compiler.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- Not considered

news

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[2026-09-02] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.8.1-2 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2026-08-30] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.8.1-1 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2024-12-29] device-tree-compiler 1.7.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-24] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.7.2-2 (source) into unstable (Vagrant Cascadian)
[2024-12-24] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.7.2-1 (source) into unstable (Vagrant Cascadian)
[2024-02-05] device-tree-compiler 1.7.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-05] device-tree-compiler 1.7.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-01-30] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.7.0-2 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2023-08-08] device-tree-compiler 1.7.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-03] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.7.0-1 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2022-10-22] device-tree-compiler 1.6.1-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-10-16] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.6.1-4 (source) into unstable (Vagrant Cascadian)
[2022-10-14] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.6.1-3 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2022-06-28] device-tree-compiler 1.6.1-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-06-22] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.6.1-2 (source amd64) into unstable, unstable (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2022-01-11] device-tree-compiler 1.6.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-01-06] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.6.1-1 (source) into unstable (Vagrant Cascadian)
[2021-01-30] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.4.7-4 (source) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Cyril Brulebois)
[2021-01-07] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.6.0-1~bpo10+1 (source amd64) into buster-backports, buster-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Michael Tokarev)
[2020-03-09] device-tree-compiler 1.6.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-03-04] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.6.0-1 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2019-09-20] device-tree-compiler 1.5.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-09-14] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.5.1-1 (source) into unstable (Vagrant Cascadian)
[2019-07-13] device-tree-compiler 1.5.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-07-07] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.5.0-2 (source) into unstable (Vagrant Cascadian)
[2019-03-12] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.5.0-1 (source) into experimental (Vagrant Cascadian)
[2018-09-16] device-tree-compiler 1.4.7-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-09-11] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.4.7-3 (source) into unstable (Vagrant Cascadian)
[2018-09-11] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.4.7-2 (source) into unstable (Vagrant Cascadian)
[2018-08-16] Accepted device-tree-compiler 1.4.7-1 (source) into unstable (Vagrant Cascadian)

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version: 1.7.2-2ubuntu1
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