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Review: libspectrum 1.7.0-1~exp1

Package Information

DescriptionZX Spectrum emulator library - Development files

libspectrum is a fairly simple library designed to make the handling of various ZX Spectrum emulator-related file formats easy.

So far it handles: * Snapshots: .z80, .szx, .sna (all read/write), .zxs, .sp., .snp and +D snapshots (read only). * Tape images: .tzx, .tap, .spc, .sta and .ltp (read/write) and .pzx, Warajevo .tap, Z80Em and CSW version 1 (read only). * Input recordings: .rzx (read/write). * Disk images: .dsk (both plain and extended), .d40, .d80, .fdi, .img, .mgt, .opd, .sad, .scl, .td0, .trd and .udi (identification only). * Timex cartridges: .dck (read only). * IDE hard disk images: .hdf (read/write). * Microdrive cartridge images: .mdr (read/write).

This package contains the development files.

MaintainerAlberto Garcia <berto@igalia.com>
Changed ByAlberto Garcia <berto@igalia.com>
Sponsorberto@debian.org
Distributionexperimental
Architectureany
VCSgit: https://salsa.debian.org/berto/libspectrum.git (browse)
Popcon Installs299
Binary NEWYes (binary-only upload)
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libspectrum
Uploaded3 hours ago

New Package Report

.changes◂
Version1.7.0-1~exp1
Changed-ByAlberto Garcia
Architecturesource amd64
Distributionexperimental
DateSat, 26 Sep 2026 17:51:43 +0200
Sourcelibspectrum
Changelog◂
libspectrum (1.7.0-1~exp1) experimental; urgency=medium
 .
   * New upstream release.
   * Rename libspectrum8 to libspectrum21 due to ABI change.
   * Drop revert-soname-change.patch.
   * debian/libspectrum21.symbols:
     - Update symbols.
.dsc◂
Priorityoptional
Componentmain
Package-Listlibspectrum-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
libspectrum21 deb libs optional arch=any
Sectionlibdevel
debian/copyright◂
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Contact: Philip Kendall <philip-fuse@shadowmagic.org.uk>
Source: https://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/libspectrum.php
Upstream-Name: libspectrum

Files: *
Copyright: 2001-2026 Philip Kendall and others
License: GPL-2+
Comment:
 See the AUTHORS file for details on other contributors.

Files: debian/*
Copyright: 2010-2026 Alberto Garcia <berto@igalia.com>
License: GPL-2+

License: GPL-2+
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
 your option) any later version.
 .
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 .
 On Debian systems, the complete text of the license can be found in
 the file /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2

Review Information

rejected — allocated to mechtilde 2 hours ago, started 2 hours ago, completed 2 hours ago.

Final Comment

Hello,

please lsit all authors with there files and licenses.
The missing are also NOT in the files AUTHORS as
mentioned in the public notes under
https://dfsg-new-queue.debian.org/reviews/libspectrum
Thanks

Public Notes

2 hours ago ● public

Missed Author Check

Command: dnq author-check
Exit code: 0

Using active review (from current.json): libspectrum
Author check: libspectrum 1.7.0-1~exp1

Scanned 193 files.
Authors declared in debian/copyright: 2

NOT IN debian/copyright (8):
AND NOT in the file AUTHORS:

  BogDan Vatra
    myglib/glock.c:2

  Bootstrap Authors
    ltmain.sh:1527
    ltmain.sh:75

  Dan Nicholson <dbn.lists@gmail.com>
    m4/pkg.m4:5

  Guido U. Draheim <guidod@gmx.de>
    m4/ax_create_stdint_h.m4:49

  Patrik Rak (patrik@raxoft.cz)
    buffer.c:6
    buffer_license.txt:1
    zip.c:5
    zip.h:5

  Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald
    myglib/ghash.c:4

  Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>
    m4/pkg.m4:4

  Sergio Baldoví
    zip.c:2
    zip.h:2

Result: ATTENTION REQUIRED — 8 authors not in debian/copyright
2 hours ago ● public

Licenserecon

Command: lrc | grep -v 'Superfluous file pattern'
Exit code: 0

de: Versions: licenserecon '17.0'  licensecheck '3.3.9-1'

Quellbaum analysieren  ....
Lesen d/copyright  ....
Wird ausgeführt licensecheck ....

d/copyright      | licensecheck

GPL-2+           | FSFULLR           aclocal.m4
GPL-2+           | Expat and/or GPL-2+ buffer.c
GPL-2+           | Expat             buffer_license.txt
GPL-2+           | FSFUL             configure
GPL-2+           | X11               install-sh
GPL-2+           | GPL-2+ with Libtool exception ltmain.sh
GPL-2+           | GPL-3+            m4/ax_create_stdint_h.m4
GPL-2+           | (FSFULLR and/or GPL-2) with Libtool exception m4/libtool.m4
GPL-2+           | FSFULLR           m4/lt~obsolete.m4
GPL-2+           | FSFULLR           m4/ltoptions.m4
GPL-2+           | FSFULLR           m4/ltsugar.m4
GPL-2+           | FSFULLR           m4/ltversion.m4

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