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  • source: less (main)
  • version: 710+really668-1
  • maintainer: Milan Kupcevic (DMD)
  • arch: any
  • std-ver: 4.7.2
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 551-2+deb11u2
  • o-o-sec: 551-2+deb11u2
  • oldstable: 590-2.1~deb12u2
  • old-sec: 590-2.1~deb12u2
  • stable: 668-1
  • testing: 710+really668-1
  • unstable: 710+really668-1
versioned links
  • 551-2+deb11u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 590-2.1~deb12u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 668-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 710+really668-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • less (113 bugs: 0, 60, 53, 0)
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Either you need to push your commits and/or your tags, or the information about the package's VCS are out of date.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.
Created: 2026-10-09 Last update: 2026-10-17 03:00
11 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 11 bugs, consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2026-09-02 Last update: 2026-10-24 01:30
lintian reports 2 warnings normal
Lintian reports 2 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2026-05-28 Last update: 2026-10-11 04:31
debian/patches: 1 patch to forward upstream low

Among the 1 debian patch available in version 710+really668-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 1 patch 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: 2026-10-11 Last update: 2026-10-11 10:32
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 4.7.2).
Created: 2025-12-23 Last update: 2026-10-10 22:51
news
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  • [2026-10-14] less 710+really668-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-10-10] Accepted less 710+really668-1 (source) into unstable (Milan Kupcevic)
  • [2026-10-09] Accepted less 710-1 (source) into unstable (Jesse Rosenstock) (signed by: Eric Dorland)
  • [2025-04-08] less 668-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-04-06] Accepted less 668-1 (source) into unstable (Milan Kupcevic)
  • [2024-05-27] Accepted less 487-0.1+deb10u1 (source) into oldoldstable (Guilhem Moulin)
  • [2024-05-05] Accepted less 551-2+deb11u2 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2024-05-05] Accepted less 551-2+deb11u1 (source) into oldstable-proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2024-05-05] Accepted less 590-2.1~deb12u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2024-05-05] Accepted less 590-2.1~deb12u1 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2024-05-04] less 643-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-05-03] Accepted less 590-2.1~deb12u2 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2024-05-03] Accepted less 551-2+deb11u2 (source) into oldstable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2024-05-03] Accepted less 590-2.1~deb12u1 (source) into stable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2024-05-03] Accepted less 551-2+deb11u1 (source) into oldstable-security (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2024-05-01] Accepted less 643-1 (source) into unstable (Milan Kupcevic)
  • [2024-04-24] less 590-2.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-04-21] Accepted less 590-2.1 (source) into unstable (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2023-05-21] less 590-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-03-12] Accepted less 590-2 (source) into unstable (Milan Kupcevic)
  • [2023-02-24] less 590-1.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-02-14] Accepted less 590-1.2 (source) into unstable (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
  • [2023-01-05] less 590-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-12-31] Accepted less 590-1.1 (source) into unstable (Bastian Germann) (signed by: bage@debian.org)
  • [2022-02-01] Accepted less 590-1~bpo11+1 (source amd64) into bullseye-backports, bullseye-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Milan Kupcevic)
  • [2022-01-10] less 590-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-12-31] Accepted less 590-1 (source) into unstable (Milan Kupcevic)
  • [2020-07-11] less 551-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-07-06] Accepted less 551-2 (source) into unstable (Milan Kupcevic)
  • [2019-11-18] Accepted less 551-1~bpo10+1 (source amd64) into buster-backports, buster-backports (Milan Kupcevic)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 112 116
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 60 62
  • M&W: 52 54
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 11
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