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Details about package freac

Name: freac
Uploader: Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com> (Debian QA page)
Description: freac - fre:ac - free audio converter
freac-common - fre:ac - free audio converter (common files)
freac-doc - fre:ac - free audio converter (documentations)

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Upload #3

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Version: 1.1.7-1
Uploaded: 2026-03-10 06:13
Source package: freac_1.1.7-1.dsc
Distribution: unstable
Section: sound
Priority:
Homepage: https://www.freac.org
Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/freac
Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/freac.git
Closes bugs: #1034440

Changelog

 freac (1.1.7-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Initial release. (Closes: #1034440)

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Upload #2

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Version: 1.1.7-1
Uploaded: 2026-02-25 09:13
Source package: freac_1.1.7-1.dsc
Distribution: unstable
Section: sound
Priority:
Homepage: https://www.freac.org
Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/freac
Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/freac.git
Closes bugs: #1034440

Changelog

 freac (1.1.7-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Initial release. (Closes: #1034440)

QA information

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  1. Thanks for splitting the package.

debian/copyright:
+Files-Excluded: packaging/*

debian/watch:
+Repacksuffix: +dfsg

debian/control:

Package: freac
Architecture: any
Depends:
 ${shlibs:Depends},
 ${misc:Depends},
 freac-common (= ${source:Version}),
Suggests:
 freac-doc (= ${source:Version}),
    Needs work Ermakov Alexander at Feb. 25, 2026, 9:34 a.m. 
  2. Hi, I have added the missing dependencies (silly of me). Thanks for pointing out!

Regarding "packaging/*", those files should be licensed the same as the rest of the project (GPL-2+).  So I wonder whether it's really necessary to drop it.
    Xiyue Deng at Feb. 25, 2026, 10:24 a.m.

Upload #1

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Version: 1.1.7-1
Uploaded: 2026-02-23 12:43
Source package: freac_1.1.7-1.dsc
Distribution: unstable
Section: sound
Priority:
Homepage: https://www.freac.org
Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/freac
Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/freac.git
Closes bugs: #1034440

Changelog

 freac (1.1.7-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Initial release. (Closes: #1034440)

QA information

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  1. # apt install libsmooth-dev libboca-dev libudev-dev
Error: Unable to locate package libsmooth-dev
Error: Unable to locate package libboca-dev
    Ermakov Alexander at Feb. 24, 2026, 4:19 a.m. 
  2. https://mentors.debian.net/package/smooth/
https://mentors.debian.net/package/boca/
    Ermakov Alexander at Feb. 24, 2026, 4:24 a.m. 
  3. Hi Ermakov, thanks for checking out fre:ac! And yes, it has 2 more dependencies which need to go through NEW first. I have mentioned it in the RFS bug[1] but not here. Sorry for the confusion.

[1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1128830
    Xiyue Deng at Feb. 24, 2026, 4:45 a.m. 
  4. debian/watch do not work:

# uscan -dd --repack    
Newest version of freac on remote site is 20190423, local version is 1.1.7
 => Newer package available from:
        => https://api.github.com/repos/enzo1982/freac/tarball/refs/tags/v1.1-alpha-20190423
Successfully repacked ../freac-20190423.tar.gz as ../freac_20190423.orig.tar.xz.
    Needs work Ermakov Alexander at Feb. 25, 2026, 3:02 a.m. 
  5. Split package.

- freac: /usr/bin/ and /usr/lib/
- freac-common: /usr/share/freac/
- freac-doc: /usr/share/doc/freac/
    Needs work Ermakov Alexander at Feb. 25, 2026, 3:11 a.m. 
  6. Hi Ermakov, thanks again for your review! I have fixed d/watch and made a new upload.

Regarding package splitting, I wonder whether a separate freac-common would be useful because it only has one rdepends which is freac, and freac will always install freac-common.  IMHO freac-common may be more useful if there are more than 1 variant of freac that depend on it.  I do agree that a separate freac-doc is a good idea.

Let me know what you think.
    Xiyue Deng at Feb. 25, 2026, 5:07 a.m. 
  7. It is normal for one source package (src:freac) to build multiple binary packages (freac freac-common freac-doc). The purpose of the separation is to move common files to freac-common with architecture ALL;
    Ermakov Alexander at Feb. 25, 2026, 7:17 a.m.