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Details about package utfcpp

Name: utfcpp (PTS)
Uploader: Syed Shahrukh Hussain <syed.shahrukh@ossrevival.org> (Debian QA page)
Description: libutfcpp-dev - UTF8-CPP: UTF-8 with C++ - dev
libutfcpp-doc - UTF8-CPP: UTF-8 with C++ - documentation

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Version: 4.0.8-1
Uploaded: 2025-11-11 13:12
Source package: utfcpp_4.0.8-1.dsc
Distribution: unstable
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Homepage: https://github.com/nemtrif/utfcpp
Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/utfcpp.git
Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/utfcpp
Closes bugs: #1065736

Changelog

 utfcpp (4.0.8-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * New upstream version 4.0.8.
   * Adopt package (Closes:#1065736).
   * debian/copyright: add myself to debian/* copyright.
   * debian/patches/0003-*: add Forwarded: not-needed.
   * debian/tests: rename run_sample to run-sample to fix lintian warning.
   * Bump Standards-Version to 4.7.2 (no changes needed).
   * Update d/watch file format to version 5.
   * Added d/gbp.conf

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Upload #1

Information

Version: 4.0.8-1
Uploaded: 2025-11-04 10:42
Source package: utfcpp_4.0.8-1.dsc
Distribution: unstable
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Homepage: https://github.com/nemtrif/utfcpp
Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/utfcpp.git
Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/utfcpp
Closes bugs: #1065736

Changelog

 utfcpp (4.0.8-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Adopt package (Closes:#1065736).
   * Change from experimental to unstable for new upstream version 4.0.8
   * Declare compliance with Debian Policy 4.7.2
   * Update d/watch file format to version 5.
   * Added d/gbp.conf
   * Renamed autopkgtest to fix lintian warning.

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  1. Hello, 

Thanks a lot for the contribution and for taking over the package :)

It already looks quite complete. I would just suggest some small adjustments to make it match common Debian packaging practice:

1. Changelog should mention the new upstream release

Since the package went from 4.0.5 to 4.0.8, the changelog should have a line like:

  * New upstream version 4.0.8.

So it is clear this upload is actually pulling in a new upstream tarball. If you are using git-buildpackage, you can run:

  $ gbp dch

and it will usually generate that entry for you based on the git history, then you just adjust the wording.


2. Changelog does not mention all the changes

* You added yourself to debian/copyright, but that is not recorded in the debian/changelog. It would be good to add a line such as:

  * debian/copyright: add myself to debian/* copyright.

* You also edited an existing patch to add Forwarded: not-needed, so please record it as well, for instance:
  
  * debian/patches/0003-*: add Forwarded: not-needed.

* You renamed the autopkgtest from run_sample to run-sample to fix a lintian warning. Please say that explicitly, for instance:

  * debian/tests: rename run_sample to run-sample to satisfy lintian
    illegal-runtime-test-name.

This is better than the generic:

  * Renamed autopkgtest to fix lintian warning.


Every change under debian/* should be reflected in debian/changelog, so the source package documents exactly what was done in that upload. That way the archive history, BTS references and future maintainers can see why a file changed without having to reconstruct it from the diff.


3. Redundant changelog entry about unstable

The line:

  * Change from experimental to unstable for new upstream version 4.0.8

can be dropped, because the suite is already specified in the changelog header.


4. Standards-Version bump

For the Standards-Version bump, you should check the Debian Policy upgrading checklist to confirm whether packaging changes were needed: https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.html

You probably already went through this, but mentioning it in the changelog, for example:

  * Bump Standards-Version to 4.7.2 (no changes needed).

makes it explicit for reviewers.
    Needs work Aquila Macedo at Nov. 9, 2025, 3:31 a.m. 
  2. Thank you for providing review. Suggested changes are added in new upload except
change-log entry "debian/tests: rename run_sample to run-sample to satisfy lintian illegal-runtime-test-name."

which resulted in new warning:

W: libutfcpp-dev: debian-changelog-line-too-long [usr/share/doc/libutfcpp-dev/changelog.Debian.gz:7]
W: libutfcpp-doc: debian-changelog-line-too-long [usr/share/doc/libutfcpp-doc/changelog.Debian.gz:7]
    Ready Syed Shahrukh Hussain at Nov. 11, 2025, 1:08 p.m.