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Name:	doctest (PTS)
Uploader:	Syed Shahrukh Hussain <syed.shahrukh@ossrevival.org> (Debian QA page)
Description:	doctest-dev - Light and feature-rich C++ testing framework

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Information

Version:	2.5.0-1
Uploaded:	2026-04-01 21:51
Source package:	doctest_2.5.0-1.dsc
Distribution:	unstable
Section:	devel
Priority:	optional
Homepage:	https://github.com/doctest/doctest
Vcs-Browser:	https://salsa.debian.org/debian/doctest
Vcs-Git:	https://salsa.debian.org/debian/doctest.git

Changelog

 doctest (2.5.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
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   * New upstream version 2.5.0.
   * Declare compliance with Debian Policy 4.7.4.
   * Update year in d/copyright file.
   * Update Vcs-Git to debian in d/control file.
   * Update d/watch file to version 5.
   * Add patch for architecture independent pkgconfig.
   * Update and unfuzz 2001_privacy_breach.patch.

QA information

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Package uses debhelper-compat

Debhelper compatibility level 13

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A watch file is present but doesn't work

Warnings:

debian/watch is an obsolete version 1 watch file;
please upgrade to a higher version
(see uscan(1) for details).
debian/watch is an obsolete version 1 watch file;
please upgrade to a higher version
(see uscan(1) for details).
debian/watch is an obsolete version 1 watch file;
please upgrade to a higher version
(see uscan(1) for details).
debian/watch is an obsolete version 1 watch file;
please upgrade to a higher version
(see uscan(1) for details).
there appears to be a version 2 format line in
the version 1 watch file debian/watch;
Have you forgotten a 'version=2' line at the start, perhaps?
Skipping the line: Version: 5

there appears to be a version 2 format line in
the version 1 watch file debian/watch;
Have you forgotten a 'version=2' line at the start, perhaps?
Skipping the line: Template: Github

there appears to be a version 2 format line in
the version 1 watch file debian/watch;
Have you forgotten a 'version=2' line at the start, perhaps?
Skipping the line: Owner: doctest

there appears to be a version 2 format line in
the version 1 watch file debian/watch;
Have you forgotten a 'version=2' line at the start, perhaps?
Skipping the line: Project: doctest

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Package is not native

Format: 3.0 (quilt)
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"Maintainer" email is the same as the uploader
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Package has lintian warnings
doctest source
- W missing-debian-watch-file-standard
  - [debian/watch]
- W newer-standards-version
  - 4.7.4 (current is 4.7.3)
- X very-long-line-length-in-source-file
  - 522 > 512 [doc/markdown/assertions.md:124]
  - 554 > 512 [CONTRIBUTING.md:95]
  - 573 > 512 [debian/patches/2001_privacy_breach.patch:24]
  - 675 > 512 [doc/markdown/configuration.md:71]
  - 712 > 512 [doc/markdown/tutorial.md:87]
  - 757 > 512 [scripts/data/article2.txt:115]
  - 784 > 512 [README.md:71]
  - 825 > 512 [doc/markdown/stringification.md:90]
  - 890 > 512 [doc/markdown/faq.md:93]
- O missing-license-paragraph-in-dep5-copyright
  - gpl-3+ [debian/copyright:35] (override comment: License is in Reference field (see bug#786450))
- O missing-license-text-in-dep5-copyright
  - GPL-3+ [debian/copyright:372]
doctest-dev
- P example-unusual-interpreter
  - /usr/bin/python [usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/range_based_execution.py]
- X duplicate-files
  - usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/count_junit.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/help_junit.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/list_reporters_junit.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/list_test_cases_junit.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/list_test_suites_junit.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/version_junit.txt
  - usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/doctest_proxy.h.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/filter_1.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/order_3.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/reporters_and_listeners.cpp.txt
  - usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/doctest_proxy.h_junit.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/filter_1_junit.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/filter_2_junit.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/order_3_junit.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/reporters_and_listeners.cpp_junit.txt
  - usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/doctest_proxy.h_xml.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/filter_1_xml.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/reporters_and_listeners.cpp_xml.txt
  - usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/minimal_junit.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/test_cases_and_suites.cpp_junit.txt
  - usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/minimal_xml.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/test_cases_and_suites.cpp_xml.txt
  - usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/no_multi_lane_atomics.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/no_multithreading.txt usr/share/doc/doctest-dev/examples/all_features/test_output/std_headers.txt
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Package is already in Debian
- The package uploader is currently maintaining doctest in Debian
- Last upload was on the 2025-08-11
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d/copyright is in DEP5 format

Upstream Contact: https://github.com/doctest/doctest/issues

Licenses: CC-BY-4.0, Expat

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