libb64 - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: libb64 (main)
version: 1.2-5
maintainer: Thorsten Alteholz (DMD)
arch: any
std-ver: 4.1.3
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1.2-5
oldstable: 1.2-5
stable: 1.2-5
testing: 1.2-5
unstable: 1.2-5

versioned links

1.2-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

libb64-0d
libb64-dev

action needed

Problems while searching for a new upstream version high

uscan had problems while searching for a new upstream version:

In watchfile debian/watch, reading webpage
  https://qa.debian.org/watch/sf.php/libb64/ failed: 400 SourceForge HTTP Error: Bad Request

Created: 2026-08-26 Last update: 2026-08-27 15:21

Multiarch hinter reports 2 issue(s) high

There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.

libb64-0d conflicts on /usr/share/doc/libb64-0d/changelog.Debian.gz on loong64 <-> amd64, arm64, armhf and 4 more
libb64-dev conflicts on /usr/share/doc/libb64-dev/changelog.Debian.gz on loong64 <-> amd64, arm64, armhf and 4 more

Created: 2026-04-19 Last update: 2026-08-27 12:30

lintian reports 15 warnings high

Lintian reports 15 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2020-09-21 Last update: 2026-03-08 11:31

1 new commit 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 2d86296fe9a1924882548a9b9679c71a560b18a3
Author: Thorsten Alteholz <debian@alteholz.de>
Date:   Sat Jan 18 00:40:09 2025 +0100

    add salsa-ci.yml

https://salsa.debian.org/api/v4/projects/alteholz%2Flibb64 API request failed: 401 Unauthorized at /srv/qa.debian.org/data/vcswatch/vcswatch line 410.

Created: 2025-01-18 Last update: 2026-08-26 21:22

debian/patches: 5 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 7 debian patches available in version 1.2-5 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

5 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: 2023-02-26 15:54

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 4.1.3).

Created: 2018-04-16 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

news

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[2018-04-07] libb64 1.2-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-04-01] Accepted libb64 1.2-5 (source amd64) into unstable (Thorsten Alteholz)
[2017-09-13] libb64 1.2-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2017-09-07] Accepted libb64 1.2-4 (source amd64) into unstable (Thorsten Alteholz)
[2013-05-16] libb64 1.2-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2013-05-05] Accepted libb64 1.2-3 (source i386) (Jakub Wilk)
[2013-01-11] Accepted libb64 1.2-2 (source i386) (Jakub Wilk)
[2012-12-10] Accepted libb64 1.2-1 (source i386) (Jakub Wilk)

bugs [bug history graph]

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

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