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general

source: sketch (main)
version: 1:0.3.7-12
maintainer: Debian Science Maintainers (archive) (DMD)
uploaders: David Bremner [DMD]
arch: all any
std-ver: 4.0.1
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

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

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1:0.3.7-12
oldstable: 1:0.3.7-12
stable: 1:0.3.7-12
unstable: 1:0.3.7-12

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sketch-doc

action needed

lintian reports 32 warnings high

Lintian reports 32 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2022-01-01 Last update: 2025-09-10 19:34

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: 2025-09-20 Last update: 2025-10-24 08:30

Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal

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

docbook-xml (#802368)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xml
docbook-xsl (#802370)
- Build-Depends: docbook-xsl

Created: 2022-10-24 Last update: 2025-10-24 07:30

version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 1:0.3.7-13, distribution UNRELEASED) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:

commit 7e0eec46185da6b7ff59e677a3ae631122021053
Merge: 40322b8 4a5af14
Author: Stuart Prescott <stuart@debian.org>
Date:   Wed Nov 23 23:36:13 2022 +0000

    Merge branch 'scrub-obsolete' into 'master'
    
    Remove unnecessary constraints
    
    See merge request science-team/sketch!1

commit 4a5af14cf8193dcd0410ee4023258208e4e15bb3
Author: root <root@bf0aeeb6f301>
Date:   Wed Mar 2 06:04:45 2022 +0000

    Remove constraints unnecessary since buster
    
    * Build-Depends-Indep: Drop versioned constraint on texlive-pstricks.
    * sketch-doc: Drop versioned constraint on sketch in Replaces.
    * sketch-doc: Drop versioned constraint on sketch in Breaks.
    
    Changes-By: deb-scrub-obsolete

Created: 2022-11-24 Last update: 2025-10-22 11:31

RFA: The maintainer wants to pass over package maintainance. normal

The current maintainer is looking for someone who can take over maintenance of this package. If you are interested in this package, please consider taking it over. Alternatively you may want to be co-maintainer in order to help the actual maintainer. Please see bug number #916180 for more information.

Created: 2018-12-11 Last update: 2018-12-11 01:57

Multiarch hinter reports 1 issue(s) low

There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.

sketch-doc could be marked Multi-Arch: foreign

Created: 2016-09-14 Last update: 2025-10-24 04:01

debian/patches: 4 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 4 debian patches available in version 1:0.3.7-12 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

4 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: 2023-02-27 20:59

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 4.0.1).

Created: 2017-08-23 Last update: 2025-02-27 13:24

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for sketch (- to 1:0.3.7-12): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Updating sketch would introduce bugs in testing: #1097891
- Additional info:
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/s/sketch.html
- ∙ ∙ 1812 days old (needed 5 days)
- Not considered

news

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[2025-09-21] sketch REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-11-12] sketch 1:0.3.7-12 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-11-07] Accepted sketch 1:0.3.7-12 (source) into unstable (David Bremner)
[2019-02-19] sketch 1:0.3.7-11 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-02-09] Accepted sketch 1:0.3.7-11 (source) into unstable (David Bremner)
[2019-01-01] sketch 1:0.3.7-10 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-12-27] Accepted sketch 1:0.3.7-10 (source) into unstable (David Bremner)
[2018-09-11] sketch 1:0.3.7-9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-09-06] Accepted sketch 1:0.3.7-9 (source) into unstable (David Bremner)
[2018-09-05] Accepted sketch 1:0.3.7-8 (source) into unstable (David Bremner)
[2018-09-05] Accepted sketch 1:0.3.7-7 (source) into unstable (David Bremner)
[2017-08-28] sketch 1:0.3.7-6 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2017-08-23] Accepted sketch 1:0.3.7-6 (source) into unstable (David Bremner)
[2017-08-19] Accepted sketch 1:0.3.7-5 (source) into unstable (David Bremner)
[2017-07-09] sketch 1:0.3.7-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2017-07-03] Accepted sketch 1:0.3.7-4 (source) into unstable (David Bremner)
[2017-06-29] Accepted sketch 1:0.3.7-3 (source) into unstable (David Bremner)
[2016-03-23] sketch 1:0.3.7-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-03-08] Accepted sketch 1:0.3.7-2 (source) into unstable (David Bremner)
[2012-03-16] sketch 1:0.3.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2012-03-05] Accepted sketch 1:0.3.7-1 (source all amd64) (David Bremner)
[2011-07-01] sketch 1:0.3.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2011-02-20] Accepted sketch 1:0.3.2-1 (source all amd64) (David Bremner)
[2010-12-28] Accepted sketch 1:0.2.187-1 (source all amd64) (David Bremner)
[2010-12-16] Accepted sketch 1:0.2.183-1 (source all amd64) (David Bremner)
[2010-07-17] sketch 1:0.2.170-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2010-07-06] Accepted sketch 1:0.2.170-1 (source all amd64) (David Bremner)
[2010-01-20] sketch 1:0.2.161-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2010-01-10] Accepted sketch 1:0.2.161-1 (source i386 all) (David Bremner)
[2009-09-17] sketch 1:0.2.160-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 2
RC: 1
I&N: 0
M&W: 1
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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