xemacs21 - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: xemacs21 (main)
version: 21.4.24-12
maintainer: Mark Brown (DMD)
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.5.0
VCS: unknown

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 21.4.24-9
oldstable: 21.4.24-11
unstable: 21.4.24-12

versioned links

21.4.24-9: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
21.4.24-11: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
21.4.24-12: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

xemacs21 (8 bugs: 0, 6, 2, 0)
xemacs21-bin
xemacs21-mule
xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn
xemacs21-nomule
xemacs21-support
xemacs21-supportel

action needed

source package has 1 unsatisfiable build dependency high

Build dependencies in unstable cannot be satisfied on i386, arm64, armhf, amd64, s390x, and ppc64el because: unsatisfied dependency on autoconf2.13

Created: 2025-12-23 Last update: 2026-01-18 00:00

4 binary packages have unsatisfiable dependencies high

The dependencies of xemacs21-mule=21.4.24-12+b1 cannot be satisfied in unstable on i386, arm64, armhf, amd64, s390x, and ppc64el because: unsatisfied dependency on libldap-2.5-0 (>= 2.5.4)
The dependencies of xemacs21-nomule=21.4.24-12+b1 cannot be satisfied in unstable on i386, arm64, armhf, amd64, s390x, and ppc64el because: unsatisfied dependency on libldap-2.5-0 (>= 2.5.4)
The dependencies of xemacs21=21.4.24-12 cannot be satisfied in unstable on amd64 because: unsatisfied dependency on libldap-2.5-0 (>= 2.5.4)
The dependencies of xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn=21.4.24-12+b1 cannot be satisfied in unstable on i386, arm64, armhf, amd64, s390x, and ppc64el because: unsatisfied dependency on libldap-2.5-0 (>= 2.5.4)

Created: 2026-01-17 Last update: 2026-01-18 00:00

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
  http://ftp.xemacs.org/xemacs/stable/ failed: 404 Not Found

Created: 2025-11-26 Last update: 2026-01-17 18:01

lintian reports 3 errors and 139 warnings high

Lintian reports 3 errors and 139 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2021-10-23 Last update: 2025-11-03 23:18

The package has not entered testing even though the delay is over normal

The package has not entered testing even though the 5-day delay is over. Check why.

Created: 2026-01-16 Last update: 2026-01-17 23:32

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

The packages that xemacs21 depends on which need a new maintainer are:

canna (#519388)
- Depends: libcanna1g
- Build-Depends: libcanna1g-dev
db5.3 (#1055356)
- Depends: libdb5.3t64 libdb5.3t64 libdb5.3t64
wnn6-sdk (#714685)
- Build-Depends: libwnn6-dev
db-defaults (#1055344)
- Build-Depends: libdb-dev

Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2026-01-17 23:00

debian/patches: 9 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 9 debian patches available in version 21.4.24-12 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

9 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: 2023-08-17 09:41

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 4.5.0).

Created: 2020-11-17 Last update: 2025-12-23 20:00

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migrates after: wnn6-sdk
- Migration status for xemacs21 (- to 21.4.24-12): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21/amd64 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule/amd64 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn/amd64 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-nomule/amd64 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21/arm64 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule/arm64 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn/arm64 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-nomule/arm64 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule/armhf has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn/armhf has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-nomule/armhf has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule/i386 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn/i386 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-nomule/i386 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule/ppc64el has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn/ppc64el has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-nomule/ppc64el has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule/riscv64 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn/riscv64 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-nomule/riscv64 has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule/s390x has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn/s390x has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21-nomule/s390x has unsatisfiable dependency
- ∙ ∙ Updating xemacs21 would introduce bugs in testing: #1075659, #1095538, #1106913
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21 unsatisfiable Build-Depends(-Arch) on amd64: autoconf2.13
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21 unsatisfiable Build-Depends(-Arch) on arm64: autoconf2.13
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21 unsatisfiable Build-Depends(-Arch) on armhf: autoconf2.13
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21 unsatisfiable Build-Depends(-Arch) on i386: autoconf2.13
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21 unsatisfiable Build-Depends(-Arch) on ppc64el: autoconf2.13
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21 unsatisfiable Build-Depends(-Arch) on riscv64: autoconf2.13
- ∙ ∙ xemacs21 unsatisfiable Build-Depends(-Arch) on s390x: autoconf2.13
- ∙ ∙ Build-Depends(-Arch): xemacs21 wnn6-sdk (not considered)
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/x/xemacs21.html
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest skipped on amd64: not installable
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest skipped on arm64: not installable
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest skipped on i386: not installable
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest skipped on ppc64el: not installable
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest skipped on riscv64: not installable
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest skipped on s390x: not installable
- ∙ ∙ Waiting for reproducibility test results on amd64 - info ♻
- ∙ ∙ Waiting for reproducibility test results on arm64 - info ♻
- ∙ ∙ 887 days old (needed 5 days)
- Not considered

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[2024-08-25] xemacs21 REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-25] xemacs21 21.4.24-12 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-15] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.24-12 (source) into unstable (Mark Brown)
[2023-03-02] xemacs21 21.4.24-11 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-02-20] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.24-11 (source) into unstable (Mark Brown)
[2022-05-01] xemacs21 21.4.24-10 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-03-18] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.24-10 (source) into unstable (Mark Brown)
[2021-09-26] xemacs21 REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-03-06] xemacs21 21.4.24-9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-02-25] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.24-9 (source) into unstable (Mark Brown)
[2019-02-10] xemacs21 21.4.24-8 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-02-04] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.24-8 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Mark Brown)
[2019-01-04] xemacs21 21.4.24-7 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-12-24] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.24-7 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Mark Brown)
[2018-09-14] xemacs21 21.4.24-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-09-05] xemacs21 REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-08-26] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.24-6 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Mark Brown)
[2018-01-24] xemacs21 21.4.24-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-01-18] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.24-5 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Mark Brown)
[2018-01-18] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.24-4.1 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Laurent Bigonville)
[2016-11-03] xemacs21 21.4.24-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-10-23] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.24-4 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Mark Brown)
[2016-09-27] xemacs21 21.4.24-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-09-16] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.24-3 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Mark Brown)
[2016-05-07] xemacs21 21.4.24-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-04-25] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.24-2 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Mark Brown)
[2016-04-18] xemacs21 21.4.24-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-04-12] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.24-1 (source amd64 all) into unstable (Mark Brown)
[2016-01-29] xemacs21 REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2015-08-10] Accepted xemacs21 21.4.22-14~deb8u1 (source all) into proposed-updates->stable-new, proposed-updates (Andreas Beckmann)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 11 12
RC: 3
I&N: 7
M&W: 1 2
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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version: 21.4.24-12build3
38 bugs (1 patch)