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video encoder for the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC standard

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general
  • source: x264 (main)
  • version: 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-3
  • maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
  • uploaders: Reinhard Tartler [DMD] – Rico Tzschichholz [DMD]
  • arch: any
  • std-ver: 4.6.1
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 2:0.160.3011+gitcde9a93-2.1
  • oldstable: 2:0.164.3095+gitbaee400-3
  • stable: 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-2
  • testing: 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-3
  • unstable: 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-3
  • exp: 2:0.165.3222+gitb35605ac-1
versioned links
  • 2:0.160.3011+gitcde9a93-2.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2:0.164.3095+gitbaee400-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 2:0.165.3222+gitb35605ac-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • libx264-164
  • libx264-dev
  • x264 (3 bugs: 0, 3, 0, 0)
action needed
Problems while searching for a new upstream version high
uscan had problems while searching for a new upstream version:
uscan returned an empty output
Created: 2020-06-29 Last update: 2025-09-19 23:01
lintian reports 1 error and 1 warning high
Lintian reports 1 error and 1 warning about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.
Created: 2025-09-14 Last update: 2025-09-14 09:04
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 5702d41b82e955ff1c4a8f8912ec432eefe85b87
Author: Sebastian Ramacher <sramacher@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Sep 14 23:10:48 2025 +0200

    Disable optimizations on powerpc architectures
    
    Closes: #1103936

commit 0045b67f9351a1ab96a4f8941ae4803afedf60fb
Author: Sebastian Ramacher <sramacher@debian.org>
Date:   Sun Sep 14 14:47:06 2025 +0200

    Re-align


https://salsa.debian.org/api/v4/projects/multimedia-team%2Fx264 API request failed: 401 Unauthorized at /srv/qa.debian.org/data/vcswatch/vcswatch line 408.
Created: 2025-09-14 Last update: 2025-09-15 22:32
debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 3 debian patches available in version 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-3 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: 2025-09-13 19:36
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.2 instead of 4.6.1).
Created: 2022-12-17 Last update: 2025-09-13 19:36
testing migrations
  • This package will soon be part of the auto-ffmpeg transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
  • This package will soon be part of the auto-x264 transition. You might want to ensure that your package is ready for it. You can probably find supplementary information in the debian-release archives or in the corresponding release.debian.org bug.
news
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  • [2025-09-16] x264 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-09-15] Accepted x264 2:0.165.3222+gitb35605ac-1 (amd64 source) into experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2025-09-13] Accepted x264 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-3 (source) into unstable (Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2024-08-04] x264 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-07-30] Accepted x264 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-2 (source) into unstable (Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2024-02-01] x264 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-02-01] x264 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-01-28] Accepted x264 2:0.164.3108+git31e19f9-1 (source) into unstable (Rico Tzschichholz) (signed by: Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2023-04-28] x264 2:0.164.3095+gitbaee400-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2023-04-12] Accepted x264 2:0.164.3095+gitbaee400-3 (source) into unstable (Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2022-06-20] x264 2:0.164.3095+gitbaee400-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-06-16] Accepted x264 2:0.164.3095+gitbaee400-2 (source) into unstable (Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2022-06-12] Accepted x264 2:0.164.3095+gitbaee400-1 (amd64 source) into experimental, experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2022-03-03] x264 2:0.163.3060+git5db6aa6-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-02-26] Accepted x264 2:0.163.3060+git5db6aa6-2 (source) into unstable (Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2022-02-19] Accepted x264 2:0.163.3060+git5db6aa6-1 (amd64 source) into experimental, experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2021-07-25] x264 2:0.160.3011+gitcde9a93-2.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2021-07-16] Accepted x264 2:0.160.3011+gitcde9a93-2.1 (source) into unstable (Adrian Bunk)
  • [2020-07-29] x264 2:0.160.3011+gitcde9a93-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-07-26] Accepted x264 2:0.160.3011+gitcde9a93-2 (source) into unstable (Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2020-07-16] x264 2:0.159.2999+git296494a-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2020-07-14] Accepted x264 2:0.160.3011+gitcde9a93-1 (amd64 source) into experimental, experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2020-07-12] Accepted x264 2:0.159.2999+git296494a-2 (source) into unstable (Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2020-07-06] Accepted x264 2:0.159.2999+git296494a-1 (amd64 source) into experimental, experimental (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2018-10-02] x264 2:0.155.2917+git0a84d98-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2018-09-29] Accepted x264 2:0.155.2917+git0a84d98-2 (source) into unstable (Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2018-08-30] Accepted x264 2:0.155.2917+git0a84d98-1 (amd64 source) into experimental, experimental (Rico Tzschichholz) (signed by: Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2018-01-24] x264 2:0.152.2854+gite9a5903-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2018-01-19] Accepted x264 2:0.152.2854+gite9a5903-2 (source) into unstable (Sebastian Ramacher)
  • [2018-01-18] Accepted x264 2:0.152.2854+gite9a5903-1 (source amd64) into experimental, experimental (Rico Tzschichholz) (signed by: Sebastian Ramacher)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 4
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 3
  • M&W: 0
  • F&P: 1
  • patch: 0
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