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These tags are meant to signal that particular bugs are architecture-specific. Maintainers are encouraged to mark any and all architecture-specific bugs with the below tag, whether or not a fix is available; this will allow porters to get a better overview of the state of their port. These tags are meant to signal that particular bugs are architecture-specific. Maintainers are encouraged to mark any and all architecture-specific bugs with the below tag, whether or not a fix is available; this will allow porters to get a better overview of the state of their port. When filing architecture-specific bugs, please also ensure that you add an X-Debbugs-CC field listing each of the appropriate porter lists.
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 * user: ports mailinglist
 * usertag: port name
 * User: ports mailinglist
 * Usertags: port name
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The port mailinglist name is usually '`debian-$architecture@lists.debian.org`'. The exceptions to this rule are as follows: The port mailinglist name is usually '`debian-$architecture@lists.debian.org`' or '`debian-$archfamily@lists.debian.org`'. Examples of the latter include:
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 * armhf: debian-arm@lists.debian.org
 * arm64: debian-arm@lists.debian.org
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 * mips64el: debian-mips@lists.debian.org
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 * sh: debian-superh@mlists.debian.org

x32 has no mailinglist at debian-x32@lists.debian.org, yet it uses that tag.
 * ppc64el: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
 * riscv64: debian-riscv@lists.debian.org
 * sh: debian-superh@lists.debian.org
 * sh4: debian-superh@lists.debian.org
 * s390x: debian-s390@lists.debian.org
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For both kfreebsd-i386 and kfreebsd-amd64 (aka GNU/kFreeBSD) please use There are some exceptions to these rules:
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 * user: debian-bsd@lists.debian.org
 * usertag: kfreebsd
 * m86k: debian-68k@lists.debian.org
 * x32: debian-x32@lists.debian.org
 * kfreebsd-i386: debian-bsd@lists.debian.org
 * kfreebsd-amd64: debian-bsd@lists.debian.org
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Additionally, the m68k port's mailinglist is officially called debian-68k@lists.debian.org, but has an alias 'debian-m68k@lists.debian.org'. In the interest of consistency, maintainers should use the m68k name of the list rather than the official name. For both kfreebsd-i386 and kfreebsd-amd64 (aka GNU/kFreeBSD) please add the usertag kfreebsd in addition to the architecture names.

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For x32 the list does not exist so you should X-Debbugs-CC: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org instead.

These tags are meant to signal that particular bugs are architecture-specific. Maintainers are encouraged to mark any and all architecture-specific bugs with the below tag, whether or not a fix is available; this will allow porters to get a better overview of the state of their port. When filing architecture-specific bugs, please also ensure that you add an X-Debbugs-CC field listing each of the appropriate porter lists.

The generic format of these tags is:

  • User: ports mailinglist
  • Usertags: port name


The port mailinglist name is usually 'debian-$architecture@lists.debian.org' or 'debian-$archfamily@lists.debian.org'. Examples of the latter include:


There are some exceptions to these rules:


For both kfreebsd-i386 and kfreebsd-amd64 (aka GNU/kFreeBSD) please add the usertag kfreebsd in addition to the architecture names.


For x32 the list does not exist so you should X-Debbugs-CC: debian-amd64@lists.debian.org instead.