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source: b4 (main)
version: 0.16.0-1
maintainer: Debian b4 team (DMD)
uploaders: Ricardo Ribalda Delgado [DMD] – Héctor Orón Martínez [DMD]
arch: all
std-ver: 4.7.4
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 0.6.2-1
oldstable: 0.12.0-2
stable: 0.14.2-2
testing: 0.15.2-2
unstable: 0.16.0-1

versioned links

0.6.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.12.0-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.14.2-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.15.2-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
0.16.0-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

b4

action needed

Marked for autoremoval on 19 September due to python-libcst, towncrier: #1143428, #1144936 high

Version 0.15.2-2 of b4 is marked for autoremoval from testing on Sat 19 Sep 2026. It depends (transitively) on python-libcst, towncrier, affected by #1143428, #1144936. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.

Created: 2026-08-01 Last update: 2026-09-02 12:02

debian/patches: 2 patches with invalid metadata high

Among the 2 debian patches available in version 0.16.0-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

2 patches with invalid metadata that ought to be fixed.

Created: 2023-08-02 Last update: 2026-08-31 00:04

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migrates after: python-liblore
- Migration status for b4 (0.15.2-2 to 0.16.0-1): Waiting for test results or another package, or too young (no action required now - check later)
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for patch-hub/0.1.7-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered
- ∙ ∙ Too young, only 3 of 5 days old
- ∙ ∙ Build-Depends(-Arch): b4 python-liblore
- ∙ ∙ Depends: b4 python-liblore
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/b/b4.html
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- Not considered

news

[2026-08-30] Accepted b4 0.16.0-1 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2026-07-28] b4 0.15.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2026-07-23] Accepted b4 0.15.2-2 (source) into unstable (Ricardo Ribalda Delgado)
[2026-07-22] Accepted b4 0.15.2-1 (source) into unstable (Ricardo Ribalda Delgado)
[2025-10-08] b4 0.14.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-10-02] Accepted b4 0.14.3-1 (source) into unstable (Ricardo Ribalda Delgado)
[2024-11-06] b4 0.14.2-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-10-31] Accepted b4 0.14.2-2 (source) into unstable (Ricardo Ribalda Delgado)
[2024-10-03] b4 0.14.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-09-27] Accepted b4 0.14.2-1 (source) into unstable (Ricardo Ribalda Delgado)
[2024-08-20] b4 0.14.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-08-15] Accepted b4 0.14.1-1 (source) into unstable (Ricardo Ribalda Delgado)
[2024-02-26] b4 0.13.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-21] Accepted b4 0.13.0-1 (source) into unstable (Ricardo Ribalda Delgado)
[2023-11-17] b4 0.12.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-11-11] Accepted b4 0.12.4-1 (source) into unstable (Ricardo Ribalda Delgado)
[2023-08-07] b4 0.12.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-01] Accepted b4 0.12.3-1 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2023-06-13] b4 0.12.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-04-04] Accepted b4 0.12.2-1 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2023-02-22] b4 0.12.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-02-12] Accepted b4 0.12.0-2 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2023-02-11] Accepted b4 0.12.0-1 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2022-06-28] b4 0.9.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-06-22] Accepted b4 0.9.0-1 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2021-09-21] b4 0.8.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-09-16] Accepted b4 0.8.0-1 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2021-01-04] b4 0.6.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-12-29] Accepted b4 0.6.2-1 (source) into unstable (Héctor Orón Martínez) (signed by: Hector Oron Martinez)
[2020-12-20] b4 0.6.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

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