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Details about package msc-generator

Name:	msc-generator (PTS)
Uploader:	Gábor Németh <homar@riseup.net> (Debian QA page)
Description:	msc-generator - Draws signalling charts from textual description msc-generator-nox - Draws signalling charts from textual description (no-X version) msc-generator-doc - Documentation for msc-generator

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Information

Version:	8.6.4-3
Uploaded:	2026-04-14 13:22
Source package:	msc-generator_8.6.4-3.dsc
Distribution:	unstable
Section:	devel
Priority:	optional
Homepage:	https://gitlab.com/msc-generator/msc-generator
Vcs-Browser:	https://gitlab.com/msc-generator/msc-generator/-/tree/debian/unstable
Vcs-Git:	https://gitlab.com/msc-generator/msc-generator.git -b debian/unstable
Closes bugs:	#1133563

Changelog

 msc-generator (8.6.4-3) unstable; urgency=medium
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   * Add patch for GCC 16 (Closes: #1133563)

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).
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: Source: https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/31167732/packages

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: Search-Mode: plain

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: Matching-Pattern: ,"version":"(?:[-_]?v?(\d[\-+\.:\~\da-zA-Z]*))",

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: Download-Url-Mangle: s^..version...(.*)..^/generic/msc-generator/$1/msc-generator-$1.tar.gz^

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: Filename-Mangle: s/..version...(.*)../msc-generator-$1.tar.gz/

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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
msc-generator source
- W missing-debian-watch-file-standard
  - [debian/watch]
- I out-of-date-standards-version
  - 4.7.2 (released 2025-02-27) (current is 4.7.3)
- I patch-not-forwarded-upstream
  - [debian/patches/0006-gcc-16]
- P silent-on-rules-requiring-root
  - [debian/control]
- X update-debian-copyright
  - 2025 vs 2026 [debian/copyright:15]
- X upstream-metadata-file-is-missing
- X very-long-line-length-in-source-file
  - 592 > 512 [src/libgui/fonts/OpenSans/LICENSE.txt:39]
  - 593 > 512 [debian/copyright:1423]
- O repackaged-source-not-advertised
  - [debian/copyright] (override comment: Upstream has some generated files that we remove, but adding a suffix would be overkill, cf. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=471537#53)
- O very-long-line-length-in-source-file
  - 1012 > 512 [examples/exH6.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 1129 > 512 [examples/exG3.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 1165 > 512 [examples/exC9.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 1273 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/basic.graph.hints:1] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 1278 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/include.signalling.hints:4] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 1282 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/actor.signalling.hints:2] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 1282 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/links.signalling.hints:8] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 1284 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/Inline.signalling.hints:9] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 1413 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/modifiers.block.hints:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 1413 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/name_hierarchy.block.hints:9] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 1413 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/name_hierarchy_pedantic.block.hints:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 1573 > 512 [examples/exI4.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 1624 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/mscgen.signalling.hints:19] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 2243 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/arrow_joins.signalling.hints:8] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 2247 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/dollar_dollar_proc.signalling.hints:14] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 535 > 512 [examples/ex47.signalling:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 547 > 512 [examples/exG2.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 550 > 512 [examples/ex61b.signalling:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 564 > 512 [examples/exE5.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 576 > 512 [examples/exI0.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 607 > 512 [examples/exI9.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 611 > 512 [examples/ex76.signalling:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 611 > 512 [examples/ex77.signalling:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 633 > 512 [examples/exH9.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 644 > 512 [examples/exD4.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 644 > 512 [examples/exH8.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 646 > 512 [examples/ex61c.signalling:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 647 > 512 [examples/exF0.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 670 > 512 [examples/exG1.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 715 > 512 [examples/ex78.signalling:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 724 > 512 [examples/exJ1.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 735 > 512 [examples/ex61.signalling:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 745 > 512 [examples/exF2.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 762 > 512 [examples/exE9.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 766 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/grinclude.graph.hints:2] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 810 > 512 [examples/exG4.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 812 > 512 [examples/exG8b.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 848 > 512 [examples/exG7.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 872 > 512 [examples/exI8.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 873 > 512 [examples/exF3.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 880 > 512 [examples/ex63.signalling:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 881 > 512 [examples/exA8.graph:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 920 > 512 [examples/exG8.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 954 > 512 [examples/ex64.signalling:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 957 > 512 [examples/exI3.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 984 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/simple_arrow.block.hints:114] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 984 > 512 [tests/hinting/canonical/simple_arrow_pedantic.block.hints:116] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
  - 997 > 512 [examples/exG5.block:3] (override comment: Upstream relies on long text lines for parseable example descriptions and tests.)
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Package closes bug
- src:msc-generator:
  - #1133563 (Important): msc-generator: ftbfs with GCC-16
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Package is already in Debian
- The package uploader is currently maintaining msc-generator in Debian
- Last upload was on the 2025-12-19

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d/copyright is in DEP5 format

Upstream Contact:	Zoltan Turanyi <teknos@gmail.com>
Licenses:	OFL-1.1, Expat or Unlicense, GPL-3+, BSD-3-clause, CC-BY-SA-4.0, AGPL-3+ and BSL-1.0, GPL-3+ with Bison-2.2 exception, Apache-2.0, X11, Unlicense, Expat, AGPL-3+, FSFUL, AGPL-3+ and Unicode-strict

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