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general
  • source: ghostscript (main)
  • version: 10.08.0~dfsg-1
  • maintainer: Debian Printing Team (archive) (DMD) (LowNMU)
  • uploaders: Steve M. Robbins [DMD]
  • arch: all any
  • 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: 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u7
  • o-o-sec: 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11
  • oldstable: 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8
  • old-sec: 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8
  • stable: 10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u1
  • stable-sec: 10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u1
  • testing: 10.07.1~dfsg-1
  • unstable: 10.08.0~dfsg-1
versioned links
  • 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u7: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 10.07.1~dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 10.08.0~dfsg-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • ghostscript (10 bugs: 0, 3, 7, 0)
  • ghostscript-doc
  • libgs-common
  • libgs-dev
  • libgs10
  • libgs10-common
action needed
The VCS repository is not up to date, push the missing commits. high
vcswatch reports that the current version of the package is not in its VCS.
Either you need to push your commits and/or your tags, or the information about the package's VCS are out of date. A common cause of the latter issue when using the Git VCS is not specifying the correct branch when the packaging is not in the default one (remote HEAD branch), which is usually "master" but can be modified in salsa.debian.org in the project's general settings with the "Default Branch" field). Alternatively the Vcs-Git field in debian/control can contain a "-b <branch-name>" suffix to indicate what branch is used for the Debian packaging.

https://salsa.debian.org/api/v4/projects/debian%2Fghostscript API request failed: 401 Unauthorized at /srv/qa.debian.org/data/vcswatch/vcswatch line 410.
Created: 2026-09-12 Last update: 2026-09-12 16:32
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal
The packages that ghostscript depends on which need a new maintainer are:
  • dh-linktree (#980413)
    • Build-Depends: dh-linktree
Created: 2021-01-18 Last update: 2026-09-13 20:33
lintian reports 449 warnings normal
Lintian reports 449 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2026-09-12 Last update: 2026-09-12 22:30
debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 13 debian patches available in version 10.08.0~dfsg-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 3 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: 2026-09-13 00:00
testing migrations
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for ghostscript (10.07.1~dfsg-1 to 10.08.0~dfsg-1): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for asymptote/3.11+ds-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for auto-multiple-choice/1.7.0-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for bedstead/3.261-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for bookletimposer/0.3.1-5: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for courier/2.0.6-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for cups/2.4.18-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for cups-pdf/3.0.3-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for cyrus-imapd/3.12.3-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dhelp/0.6.32: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for doc-rfc/20230121-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for doxygen/1.15.0+ds1-1.1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for dvisvgm/3.6.1+ds-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for fig2dev/1:3.2.9a-5: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for fig2ps/1.5-7: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for gff2aplot/2.0-15: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for ghostscript/10.08.0~dfsg-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for gimp/3.2.4-3: amd64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, armhf: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻)
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for gr-framework/0.73.27+dfsg-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for graphviz/14.1.2-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for hevea/2.38-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for ikiwiki/3.20260201-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for img2pdf/0.6.2-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for latex2html/2026+debian1-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for liblatex-driver-perl/1.3.1-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libpdf-builder-perl/3.028-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for libreoffice/4:26.8.0.3-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), armhf: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), i386: Test triggered (failure will be ignored), ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for lilypond/2.24.4-6: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for maple-latex/0.1.1-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for nlohmann-json3/3.12.0.really.3.12.0.really.3.11.3-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Test triggered (failure will be ignored)
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for nlohmann-json3.12/3.12.0.really.3.12.0.really.3.12.0-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for ocrmypdf/17.10.0+dfsg1-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for octave/11.3.0-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for octave-communications/1.2.7-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for octave-interval/3.2.2-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for openscad/2021.01-14: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for plastex/3.1-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for python-djvulibre/0.9.3-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for python-ghostscript/0.8.1-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for python-weblogo/3.9.0-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for pyx3/0.17-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for pyxplot/0.9.2-15: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for raster3d/3.0-8-3: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for ruby-gruff/0.32.0-1: amd64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, arm64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, armhf: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻, riscv64: No tests, superficial or marked flaky ♻ (reference ♻)
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for ruby-rghost/0.9.9-5: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for ruby-rmagick/7.0.4-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for scantpaper/3.0.17-1: amd64: Regression ♻ (reference ♻), arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻), riscv64: Failed (not a regression) ♻ (reference ♻)
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for slxfig/0.2.0~.138-4: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for texmacs/1:2.1.4+ds-6: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for tth/4.16+ds-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for txt2man/1.7.1-5: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for weasyprint/69.0-2: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for xfig/1:3.2.9a-5: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Test triggered, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
    • ∙ ∙ Not built on buildd: arch amd64 binaries uploaded by smr
    • ∙ ∙ Not built on buildd: arch all binaries uploaded by smr, a new source-only upload is needed to allow migration
    • ∙ ∙ Too young, only 2 of 5 days old
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/g/ghostscript.html
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
    • Not considered
news
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  • [2026-09-12] Accepted ghostscript 10.08.0~dfsg-1 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Steve M. Robbins)
  • [2026-05-30] ghostscript 10.07.1~dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-05-24] Accepted ghostscript 10.07.1~dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Steve M. Robbins)
  • [2026-03-26] ghostscript 10.07.0~dfsg-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-03-23] Accepted ghostscript 10.07.0~dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Steve M. Robbins)
  • [2026-03-23] Accepted ghostscript 10.07.0~dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Steve M. Robbins)
  • [2025-11-15] ghostscript 10.06.0~dfsg-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-10-19] Accepted ghostscript 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2025-10-14] Accepted ghostscript 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u11 (source) into oldoldstable-security (Abhijith PA)
  • [2025-10-13] Accepted ghostscript 10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2025-10-11] Accepted ghostscript 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8 (source) into oldstable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2025-10-11] Accepted ghostscript 10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u1 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2025-10-01] Accepted ghostscript 10.06.0~dfsg-3 (source) into unstable (Steve M. Robbins)
  • [2025-09-30] Accepted ghostscript 10.06.0~dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Steve M. Robbins)
  • [2025-09-29] Accepted ghostscript 10.06.0~dfsg-1 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Steve M. Robbins)
  • [2025-09-11] ghostscript 10.05.1~dfsg-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-09-07] Accepted ghostscript 10.05.1~dfsg-3 (source) into unstable (Steve M. Robbins)
  • [2025-08-31] ghostscript 10.05.1~dfsg-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-08-24] Accepted ghostscript 10.05.1~dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Steve M. Robbins)
  • [2025-05-15] ghostscript 10.05.1~dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-05-05] Accepted ghostscript 10.05.1~dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Steve M. Robbins)
  • [2025-04-07] Accepted ghostscript 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u10 (source) into oldstable-security (Adrian Bunk)
  • [2025-03-27] Accepted ghostscript 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u7 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2025-03-26] Accepted ghostscript 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u7 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2025-03-19] ghostscript 10.05.0~dfsg-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-03-16] Accepted ghostscript 10.05.0~dfsg-1 (source) into unstable (Steve M. Robbins)
  • [2024-12-07] ghostscript 10.04.0~dfsg-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-11-28] Accepted ghostscript 10.04.0~dfsg-2 (source) into unstable (Steve M. Robbins)
  • [2024-11-24] Accepted ghostscript 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u9 (source) into oldstable-security (Adrian Bunk)
  • [2024-11-15] Accepted ghostscript 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u6 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 9 10
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 3
  • M&W: 6 7
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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