xotcl - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: xotcl (main)
version: 1.6.8-6
maintainer: Tcl/Tk Debian Packagers (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: Stefan Sobernig [DMD]
arch: all 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: 1.6.8-4.1
oldstable: 1.6.8-5
stable: 1.6.8-6
testing: 1.6.8-6
unstable: 1.6.8-6

versioned links

1.6.8-4.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.6.8-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1.6.8-6: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

xotcl
xotcl-dev
xotcl-doc
xotcl-shells

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/xotcl/ failed: 400 SourceForge HTTP Error: Bad Request

Created: 2026-08-25 Last update: 2026-08-27 15:21

2 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 caf155292201b73de48e6206231bf5509f0a20d9
Merge: 70f2d50 f700bad
Author: Alexandre Detiste <alexandre.detiste@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Aug 12 13:53:02 2026 +0200

    Merge branch 'multiarch-fixes' into 'master'
    
    Apply hints suggested by the [multi-arch hinter](https://wiki.debian.org/MultiArch/Hints)
    
    See merge request tcltk-team/xotcl!2

commit f700badb4f1cbdbeabd146a019f3535a8aea3f14
Author: Debian Janitor <janitor@jelmer.uk>
Date:   Wed Oct 19 14:05:57 2022 +0000

    Apply multi-arch hints.
    + xotcl-doc: Add Multi-Arch: foreign.
    
    Changes-By: apply-multiarch-hints

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

Created: 2026-08-12 Last update: 2026-08-21 04:30

lintian reports 3 warnings normal

Lintian reports 3 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2025-03-24 Last update: 2025-09-10 10:34

Multiarch hinter reports 1 issue(s) low

There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.

xotcl-doc could be marked Multi-Arch: foreign

Created: 2016-09-14 Last update: 2026-08-27 19:01

debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 3 debian patches available in version 1.6.8-6 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: 2025-03-24 06:29

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: 2026-03-31 15:01

news

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[2025-03-29] xotcl 1.6.8-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-03-23] Accepted xotcl 1.6.8-6 (source) into unstable (Sergei Golovan)
[2025-01-14] xotcl 1.6.8-5.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-01-08] Accepted xotcl 1.6.8-5.1 (source) into unstable (Niels Thykier)
[2022-03-20] xotcl 1.6.8-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-03-15] Accepted xotcl 1.6.8-5 (source) into unstable (Sergei Golovan)
[2021-01-12] xotcl 1.6.8-4.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-01-06] Accepted xotcl 1.6.8-4.1 (source) into unstable (Holger Levsen)
[2018-04-18] xotcl 1.6.8-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-04-14] xotcl REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-04-13] Accepted xotcl 1.6.8-4 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Sergei Golovan)
[2017-02-05] xotcl 1.6.8-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2017-01-25] Accepted xotcl 1.6.8-3 (source all amd64) into unstable (Stefan Sobernig) (signed by: Sven Hoexter)
[2016-08-30] xotcl 1.6.8-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-08-19] Accepted xotcl 1.6.8-2 (source all amd64) into unstable (Stefan Sobernig) (signed by: Sven Hoexter)
[2014-05-11] xotcl 1.6.8-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2014-05-05] Accepted xotcl 1.6.8-1 (source all amd64) (Stefan Sobernig) (signed by: Sergei Golovan)
[2012-01-12] xotcl 1.6.7-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2012-01-01] Accepted xotcl 1.6.7-2 (source all i386) (Stefan Sobernig) (signed by: Sven Hoexter)
[2011-12-13] Accepted xotcl 1.6.7-1 (source all amd64) (Stefan Sobernig) (signed by: Sven Hoexter)
[2011-04-15] xotcl 1.6.6-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2011-04-14] Accepted xotcl 1.6.6-1.1 (source all amd64) (Mehdi Dogguy)
[2010-04-25] xotcl 1.6.6-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2010-04-19] Accepted xotcl 1.6.6-1 (source all i386) (Francesco Paolo Lovergine)
[2010-02-26] xotcl 1.6.5-1.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2010-02-23] Accepted xotcl 1.6.5-1.2 (source all i386) (Moritz Muehlenhoff)
[2010-02-09] xotcl 1.6.5-1.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2010-02-03] Accepted xotcl 1.6.5-1.1 (source all amd64) (Alexander Reichle-Schmehl)
[2009-11-28] xotcl 1.6.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2009-11-17] Accepted xotcl 1.6.5-1 (source all i386) (Stefan Sobernig) (signed by: Sergei Golovan)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 2
RC: 0
I&N: 0
M&W: 2
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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