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golang-github-jessevdk-go-flags 1.6.1-1

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DescriptionGo library for parsing command line arguments

Package flags provides an extensive command line option parser.

The flags package is similar in functionality to the go builtin flag package but provides more options and uses reflection to provide a convenient and succinct way of specifying command line options.

MaintainerDebian Go Packaging Team <team+pkg-go@tracker.debian.org>
Changed ByGuillem Jover <gjover@sipwise.com>
Sponsorguillem@debian.org
Distributionunstable
Architectureall
VCSgit: https://salsa.debian.org/go-team/packages/golang-github-jessevdk-go-flags.git (browse)
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/golang-github-jessevdk-go-flags
Uploaded2 hours ago

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Sourcegolang-github-jessevdk-go-flags
Version1.6.1-1
Changed-ByGuillem Jover
Architecturesource all
Distributionunstable
DateThu, 14 May 2026 22:37:14 +0200
Changelog
golang-github-jessevdk-go-flags (1.6.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
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   * Team upload.
   * New upstream release.
   * Rename source package to the correct golang-github-jessevdk-go-flags name.
     This is the name that matches the Go import path, and follows the naming
     scheme the team has agreed to. It also avoids confusion where the
     previous source name looked like a core language module.
   * Remove «Rules-Requires-Root: no», which is now the default.
   * Remove «Priority: optional», which is now the default.
   * Bump Standards-Version to 4.7.4.
   * Switch to debian/watch format version 5.
   * Run wrap-and-sort -ast.
   * Remove Steve Langasek from Uploaders, RIP.
   * Remove Sergio from Uploaders, email bounces.
   * Use dh-sequence-golang instead of dh-golang and --with=golang.
   * Remove empty export of DH_OPTIONS.
   * Remove redundant «Copyright (C)» prefix from Copyright field values.
   * Remove copyright statement from License field.
   * Remove --buildsystem=golang implicit since dh 13.4.
   * Update gbp configuration following Go Team new workflow.
   * Remove patch merged upstream.
   * Include examples/bash-completion for unit test.
   * Add new golang-golang-x-sys-dev Build-Depends.
   * Pass --builddirectory=_build to dh.
   * Update copyright information.
   * Add a debian/.gitignore file.
.dsc
Priorityoptional
Componentmain
Package-Listgolang-github-jessevdk-go-flags-dev deb golang optional arch=all
golang-go-flags-dev deb oldlibs optional arch=all
Sectiongolang
debian/copyright
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/

Files:
 *
Copyright:
 2012 Jesse van den Kieboom <jessevdk@gmail.com>
License: BSD-3-Clause

Files:
 debian/*
Copyright:
 2013 Canonical, Ltd.
 2026 Sipwise GmbH, Austria
License: BSD-3-Clause

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    * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
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