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The team is in charge of the dpkg package manager, dpkg-repack and debsig-verify. It maintains it and develops new features. The team is in charge of the dpkg package manager, dpkg-repack, debsig-verify and dupload; a suite of programs used for low-level source and binary package management. It maintains them and develops new features.
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 * '''Alioth Project''': https://alioth.debian.org/projects/dpkg  * '''Alioth project''': https://alioth.debian.org/projects/dpkg
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   * {{{git clone git://anonscm.debian.org/dpkg/dpkg.git}}} ([[https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git|web interface]])
   * {{{git clone git://anonscm.debian.org/dpkg/dpkg-repack.git}}} ([[https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg-repack.git|web interface]])
   * {{{git clone git://anonscm.debian.org/dpkg/debsig-verify.git}}} ([[https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/debsig-verify.git|web interface]])
   * {{{git clone https://anonscm.debian.org/git/dpkg/dpkg.git}}} ([[https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg.git|web interface]])
   * {{{git clone https://anonscm.debian.org/git/dpkg/dpkg-repack.git}}} ([[https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg-repack.git|web interface]])
   * {{{git clone https://anonscm.debian.org/git/dpkg/debsig-verify.git}}} ([[https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/debsig-verify.git|web interface]])
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   * {{{git clone git://anonscm.debian.org/dpkg/dpkg-tests.git}}} ([[https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg-tests.git|web interface]])    * {{{git clone https://anonscm.debian.org/git/dpkg/dpkg-tests.git}}} ([[https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/dpkg/dpkg-tests.git|web interface]])
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 * '''Package Tracker''':  * '''Package tracker''':
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 * '''Packages autobuilt from git''': [[http://jenkins.grml.org/view/Debian/job/dpkg-binaries/|master branch]]
 
   * https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/dupload
* '''Continuous integration''': [[http://jenkins.grml.org/view/Debian/job/dpkg-binaries/|binary packages (master branch)]]
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 * '''Development mailing list''': <<MailTo(debian-dpkg AT lists DOT debian DOT org)>> ([[https://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/|subscribe form]])
 * '''Request tracker''': [[https://bugs.debian.org/src:dpkg|default view]] / [[ https://bugs.debian.org/src:dpkg;ordering=dpkg-program-view|by program]] / [[https://bugs.debian.org/src:dpkg;ordering=dpkg-class-view|by class of problem]] / [[https://bugs.debian.org/src:dpkg;ordering=old-normal|old view]]
 * '''Development mailing list''': <<MailTo(debian-dpkg AT lists DOT debian DOT org)>> ([[https://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/|mail archive and subscribe form]])
 * '''Bug and request tracker''':
   * [[https://bugs.debian.org/src:dpkg|dpkg]] ([[ https://bugs.debian.org/src:dpkg;ordering=dpkg-program-view|by program]] / [[https://bugs.debian.org/src:dpkg;ordering=dpkg-class-view|by class of problem]] / [[https://bugs.debian.org/src:dpkg;ordering=old-normal|old view]])
   * [[https://bugs.debian.org/src:dpkg-repack|dpkg-repack]]
   * [[https://bugs.debian.org/src:debsig-verify|debsig-verify]]
   * [[https://bugs.debian.org/src:dupload|dupload]]
   * For normal bugs and feature requests see [[https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting|reporting bugs in Debian]].
   * For security bugs see [[https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.html#bug-security|reporting security bugs in Debian]], [[https://www.debian.org/security/faq#discover|discovering security bugs in Debian]].
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 * [[/Deb822Support|deb822-style syntax support in software]].
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 * [[http://web.archive.org/web/20140127083557/http://www.seanius.net/blog/2009/09/dpkg-triggers-howto/|Triggers HOWTO]] by Sean Finney (from archive.org).  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20140127083557/http://www.seanius.net/blog/2009/09/dpkg-triggers-howto/|Triggers HOWTO]] by Sean Finney (from archive.org).
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== Statistics ==
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 * [[https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/628|{{https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/628/badge|CII Best Practices}}]]
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   * /CompatSymlinks
   * /StringsReview: i18ned strings review/uniformization
   * [[/Task/TriggersCleanup]]: fix some current problems with triggers.
   * [[/Task/PerlAPICleanup]]: work needed to cleanup the perl API.
   * [[/Task/StringsReview]]: i18ned strings review/uniformization.
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   * /SourceFormatProblems: Design problems (objective and subjective) for our source formats.
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   * [[http://www.hadrons.org/~guillem/debian/docs/origin.proposal|Debian general Origin handling]].
   * [[http://www.hadrons.org/~guillem/debian/docs/closes.proposal|Handling of changelog bug closures in Debian derived distros]].
   * [[/Spec/DeclarativePackaging]]
   * [[/Spec/FreestandingArches]]
   * [[/Spec/SimplifyReplacesUsage]]
   * [[https
://www.hadrons.org/~guillem/debian/docs/origin.proposal|Debian general Origin handling]].
   * [[https://www.hadrons.org/~guillem/debian/docs/closes.proposal|Handling of changelog bug closures in Debian derived distros]].
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   * ReproducibleBuilds/BuildinfoSpecification
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   * [[/PerlAPICleanup]]: work needed to cleanup the perl API.
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   * [[https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?tag=dpkg-obsolete-source-version-substvar;users=debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org|Obsolete Source-Version substvar]]
   * [[https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?tag=dpkg-obsolete-deb-data-tar-compressor;users=debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org|Obsolete .deb data.tar compressor]]
   * ReproducibleBuilds/BuildinfoFiles

Dpkg Team

Task description

The team is in charge of the dpkg package manager, dpkg-repack, debsig-verify and dupload; a suite of programs used for low-level source and binary package management. It maintains them and develops new features.

Infrastructure

Interacting with the team

Usual roles

  • GuillemJover (guillem) is the primary developer.

  • Many other translators have commit access to maintain their translations.
  • Several other contributors provide occasional patches/branches.

Get involved

See the Contribute page, and check the following links:

Documentation

Statistics

Projects

Historic

Announcements

Sprints, Summits

VCS

The project has transitioned over several different version control systems ("tarballs", CVS, Bazaar and git). Historic VCS data and scripts were used when switching to git, to try to preserve as much history as possible.


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