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general
  • source: brltty (main)
  • version: 6.9-3
  • maintainer: Debian Accessibility Team (archive) (DMD)
  • uploaders: Samuel Thibault [DMD]
  • arch: all any
  • std-ver: 4.6.2
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 6.3+dfsg-1+deb11u1
  • oldstable: 6.5-7+deb12u1
  • old-bpo: 6.7-3.1+deb13u2~bpo12+1
  • stable: 6.7-3.1+deb13u2
  • stable-bpo: 6.9-2~bpo13+1
  • stable-p-u: 6.7-3.1+deb13u3
  • testing: 6.9-2
  • unstable: 6.9-3
versioned links
  • 6.3+dfsg-1+deb11u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.5-7+deb12u1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.7-3.1+deb13u2~bpo12+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.7-3.1+deb13u2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.7-3.1+deb13u3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.8-5~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.9-2~bpo13+1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.9-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 6.9-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • brltty (11 bugs: 0, 8, 3, 0)
  • brltty-espeak
  • brltty-flite
  • brltty-speechd
  • brltty-udeb (1 bugs: 0, 0, 1, 0)
  • brltty-x11 (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
  • cl-brlapi
  • libbrlapi-dev
  • libbrlapi-java
  • libbrlapi-jni
  • libbrlapi0.8
  • python3-brlapi
  • xbrlapi (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
action needed
AppStream hints: 2 warnings for brltty normal
AppStream found metadata issues for packages:
  • brltty: 2 warnings
You should get rid of them to provide more metadata about this software.
Created: 2025-05-02 Last update: 2025-05-02 22:01
debian/patches: 6 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 6 debian patches available in version 6.9-3 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

  • 6 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: 2026-03-06 07:31
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.3 instead of 4.6.2).
Created: 2022-05-11 Last update: 2026-03-06 04:02
testing migrations
  • excuses:
    • Migration status for brltty (6.9-2 to 6.9-3): BLOCKED: Maybe temporary, maybe blocked but Britney is missing information (check below)
    • Issues preventing migration:
    • ∙ ∙ Missing build on i386
    • ∙ ∙ Missing build on riscv64
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on i386: missing arch:i386 build
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest deferred on riscv64: missing arch:riscv64 build
    • ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for qemu/1:10.2.1+ds-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Test triggered, ppc64el: Test triggered, s390x: Test triggered
    • ∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results - info
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check deferred on i386: missing builds
    • ∙ ∙ Too young, only 0 of 2 days old
    • Additional info (not blocking):
    • ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/b/brltty.html
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on amd64
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on arm64
    • ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf
    • ∙ ∙ Reproducibility check waiting for results on ppc64el
    • Not considered
news
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  • [2026-03-06] Accepted brltty 6.9-3 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-02-28] Accepted brltty 6.9-2~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-02-27] Accepted brltty 6.7-3.1+deb13u3 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-02-26] brltty 6.9-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-02-20] Accepted brltty 6.9-2 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-02-17] Accepted brltty 6.9-1 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-01-21] Accepted brltty 6.8-5~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2026-01-21] brltty 6.8-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2026-01-15] Accepted brltty 6.8-5 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-11-23] Accepted brltty 6.8-4~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-11-23] brltty 6.8-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-11-17] Accepted brltty 6.8-4 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-11-09] Accepted brltty 6.7-3.1+deb13u2~bpo12+1 (source) into oldstable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-10-19] Accepted brltty 6.7-3.1+deb13u2 (source) into proposed-updates (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-09-16] Accepted brltty 6.8-3~bpo13+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-09-16] brltty 6.8-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-09-10] Accepted brltty 6.8-3 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-08-31] Accepted brltty 6.8-2~bpo13+1 (source amd64 all) into stable-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-08-30] brltty 6.8-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-08-25] Accepted brltty 6.8-2 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-07-12] Accepted brltty 6.8-1 (source amd64 all) into experimental (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-05-13] Accepted brltty 6.7-3.1~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-05-13] brltty 6.7-3.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2025-05-02] Accepted brltty 6.7-3.1 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2025-04-27] Accepted brltty 6.7-2 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2024-10-31] Accepted brltty 6.7-1~bpo12+1 (source amd64 all) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2024-10-23] brltty 6.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2024-10-18] Accepted brltty 6.7-1 (source) into unstable (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2024-05-09] Accepted brltty 6.6-5~bpo12+1 (source) into stable-backports (Samuel Thibault)
  • [2024-05-03] brltty 6.6-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
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bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 12 13
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 9 10
  • M&W: 3
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 0
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