xen-tools - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: xen-tools (main)
version: 4.9.2-1
maintainer: Axel Beckert (DMD)
arch: all
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: 4.9-1
oldstable: 4.9.2-1
unstable: 4.9.2-1

versioned links

4.9-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
4.9.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

xen-tools (35 bugs: 1, 18, 16, 0)

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://xen-tools.org/software/xen-tools/releases.html failed: 500 Can't connect to xen-tools.org:443

Created: 2026-09-13 Last update: 2026-09-16 05:49

Debci reports failed tests high

unstable: pass (log)
The tests ran in 0:01:04
Last run: 2026-05-26T17:44:33.000Z
Previous status: unknown

testing: pass (log)
The tests ran in 0:01:56
Last run: 2024-12-18T06:05:45.000Z
Previous status: unknown

stable: fail (log)
The tests ran in 0:00:13
Last run: 2025-08-10T20:42:19.000Z
Previous status: unknown

Created: 2025-08-10 Last update: 2026-09-16 05:00

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

The package has not entered testing even though the 2-day delay is over. Check why.

Created: 2026-04-13 Last update: 2026-09-16 05:49

2 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 2 bugs, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-09-02 Last update: 2026-09-16 05:47

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 4.10.0-1, 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 414e53d49610726253550bce232fb510a33a70fa
Author: C.J. Collier <cjac@colliertech.org>
Date:   Mon Aug 5 13:49:50 2024 -0700

    reverted to maiden name; re-sorted; using corporate email address (#70)

commit 44f2d107e1af1993f1dd49cd15f10c2188784440
Author: Axel Beckert <abe@deuxchevaux.org>
Date:   Tue Dec 12 00:48:58 2023 +0100

    Sync fs examples and defaults in xen-create-image with values in xen-tools.conf
    
    ext3 → ext4

commit e5e555404afbea8829a22334156d0f84c25538c7
Author: Axel Beckert <abe@deuxchevaux.org>
Date:   Tue Dec 12 00:18:39 2023 +0100

    Fix test suite failures (whitespace issues) after #64

commit 44062973de385576d617f569b1723b35d9c727e7
Author: Axel Beckert <abe@deuxchevaux.org>
Date:   Tue Dec 12 00:15:17 2023 +0100

    Fix missing regexp brackets from #64

commit 39e9f0f0ed766fb839e308cce930978d66cb1e05
Author: Axel Beckert <abe@deuxchevaux.org>
Date:   Tue Dec 12 00:13:47 2023 +0100

    Fix documentation typo found by @diederikdehaas in #64

commit debd83e38cee3d9832d3a183ea4de4114e6b26ca
Author: Axel Beckert <abe@deuxchevaux.org>
Date:   Mon Dec 11 23:59:40 2023 +0100

    Bump upstream version to 4.10.0 for new feature
    
    Document the fact that we are now using pure Semantic Versioning
    including trailing zeros.
    
    Also update debian/changelog and NEWS.markdown for previous pull
    request.
    
    Also remove erroneously added eol tag for Ubuntu Jammy again as it is
    an LTS release.

commit 6c09007eff34cd7e795282ec21593cea60c22cb8
Merge: ab32eaf 624cd9f
Author: Axel Beckert <abe@deuxchevaux.org>
Date:   Mon Dec 11 23:54:55 2023 +0100

    Merge pull request #64 from TeamOS3/master
    
    Add support for specifying guest type

commit ab32eaf0b95a5cf3101b2a210486a4b36cc965c6
Author: Axel Beckert <abe@deuxchevaux.org>
Date:   Mon Dec 11 23:32:11 2023 +0100

    Update list of Ubuntu releases, declare Trixie as being testable
    
    Also bump upstream version to 4.9.3.

commit ae7ecc4e0eebf96b37ded7fe8087888401378fa6
Author: Axel Beckert <abe@deuxchevaux.org>
Date:   Mon Dec 11 23:14:49 2023 +0100

    Drop alternative Suggests on btrfs-tools
    
    Closes: #932122
    
    Security support for Xen in Debian 8 -- for which this was still
    needed -- has long ended.

commit 624cd9fb9b9efb578a19baaf533f7fb76a2a103f
Author: Arno Bakker <arno@anise.studlab.os3.nl>
Date:   Mon Oct 11 12:11:58 2021 +0200

    - Removed copy-paste junk in documentation.

commit 0990f50fadb1340afe14fe7677c27fe17bdb02dc
Author: Arno Bakker <arno@anise.studlab.os3.nl>
Date:   Mon Oct 11 11:39:25 2021 +0200

    - Added 'type' parameter to specify desired guest type (PV,PVH,HVM)

Created: 2023-12-12 Last update: 2026-09-15 22:03

ITA: Someone intends to adopt this package. normal

This package has been orphaned, but someone intends to maintain it. Please see bug number #922126 for more information.

Created: 2019-02-12 Last update: 2026-09-15 14:00

lintian reports 2 warnings normal

Lintian reports 2 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2023-02-10 Last update: 2026-09-14 19:01

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 4.6.2).

Created: 2024-04-07 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

testing migrations

excuses:
- Migration status for xen-tools (- to 4.9.2-1): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
- Issues preventing migration:
- ∙ ∙ Updating xen-tools would introduce bugs in testing: #1092454
- Additional info (not blocking):
- ∙ ∙ Piuparts tested OK - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/x/xen-tools.html
- ∙ ∙ Autopkgtest for xen-tools/4.9.2-1: amd64: Pass, arm64: Pass, armhf: Pass, i386: Pass, ppc64el: Pass, riscv64: Pass
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on amd64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on arm64 - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on armhf - info
- ∙ ∙ Reproduced on i386 - info
- ∙ ∙ Required age reduced by 3 days because of autopkgtest
- ∙ ∙ 1318 days old (needed 2 days)
- Not considered

news

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[2025-02-07] xen-tools REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-02-09] xen-tools 4.9.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-02-06] Accepted xen-tools 4.9.2-1 (source) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
[2021-10-26] xen-tools 4.9.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-10-24] Accepted xen-tools 4.9.1-1 (source) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
[2021-01-01] xen-tools 4.9-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-12-29] Accepted xen-tools 4.9-1 (source) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
[2020-12-08] xen-tools REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-02-11] xen-tools 4.8-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-02-09] Accepted xen-tools 4.8-1 (source all) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
[2017-02-02] xen-tools 4.7-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2017-01-23] Accepted xen-tools 4.7-1 (source all) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
[2016-01-10] xen-tools 4.6.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-01-04] Accepted xen-tools 4.6.2-1 (source all) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
[2015-10-29] xen-tools 4.6.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
[2015-10-24] Accepted xen-tools 4.6.1-1 (source all) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
[2015-07-31] xen-tools 4.6-1 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
[2015-07-20] Accepted xen-tools 4.6-1 (source all) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
[2014-11-05] xen-tools 4.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
[2014-10-26] Accepted xen-tools 4.5-1 (source all) into unstable (Axel Beckert)
[2013-12-22] xen-tools 4.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2013-12-11] Accepted xen-tools 4.4-1 (source all) (Axel Beckert)
[2013-11-08] xen-tools 4.4~rc1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2013-10-28] Accepted xen-tools 4.4~rc1-1 (source all) (Axel Beckert)
[2013-10-24] xen-tools REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2013-09-03] xen-tools 4.4~beta1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2013-08-23] Accepted xen-tools 4.4~beta1-1 (source all) (Axel Beckert)
[2012-07-11] xen-tools 4.3.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2012-06-30] Accepted xen-tools 4.3.1-1 (source all) (Axel Beckert)
[2012-06-26] Accepted xen-tools 4.3-1 (source all) (Axel Beckert)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 33 35
RC: 1
I&N: 17 18
M&W: 15 16
F&P: 0
patch: 2

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version: 4.9.2-1build2
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