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libtorrent 0.16.17-1

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DescriptionC++ BitTorrent library by Rakshasa (development files)

LibTorrent is a BitTorrent library written in C++ for *nix. It is designed to avoid redundant copying and storing of data that other clients and libraries suffer from.

This package contains the files needed to compile and link programs which use LibTorrent.

MaintainerJose Luis Rivas <ghostbar@debian.org>
Changed ByJonathan McDowell <noodles@earth.li>
Sponsornoodles@earth.li
Distributionexperimental
Architectureany
VCSgit: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/libtorrent.git (browse)
Popcon Installs888
Binary NEWYes (binary-only upload)
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libtorrent
Uploaded3 hours ago

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Distributionexperimental
DateSat, 11 Jul 2026 09:06:36 +0100
Sourcelibtorrent
Version0.16.17-1
Changed-ByJonathan McDowell
Architecturesource amd64
Changelog
libtorrent (0.16.17-1) experimental; urgency=medium
 .
   * New upstream release
   * Bumped package to match the soname change (41 -> 47)
.dsc
Priorityoptional
Componentmain
Package-Listlibtorrent-dev deb libdevel optional arch=any
libtorrent47 deb libs optional arch=any
Sectionlibdevel
debian/copyright
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: LibTorrent
Upstream-Contact: Jari Sundell <jaris@ifi.uio.no>
Source: https://rtorrent.net/

Files: *
Copyright: © 2005-2025 Jari Sundell <jaris@ifi.uio.no>
License: GPL-2+ with OpenSSL exception

Files: aclocal.m4
	scripts/libtool.m4
	scripts/lt~obsolete.m4
	scripts/ltoptions.m4
	scripts/ltsugar.m4
	scripts/ltversion.m4
Copyright: © 1996-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License: FSFULLR

Files: INSTALL
	scripts/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4
	scripts/ax_execinfo.m4
	scripts/check_atomic.m4
Copyright: © 1996-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License: FSFAP

Files: ltmain.sh
Copyright: © 1996-2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License: GPL-2+

Files: src/net/udns/*
Copyright: ⓒ 2005 Michael Tokarev <mjt@corpit.ru>
License: LGPL-2.1+

Files: debian/*
Copyright: © 2005-2006 Qingning Huo <qhuo@mayhq.co.uk>
           © 2006-2008 Jose Luis Rivas <ghostbar38@gmail.com>
           © 2009-2012 Rogério Theodoro de Brito <rbrito@ime.usp.br>
License: GPL-2+

License: FSFAP
 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
 permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
 and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
 warranty.

License: FSFULLR
 This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
 with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.

License: GPL-2+ with OpenSSL exception
 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.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.
 .
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .
 In addition, as a special exception, the copyright holders give
 permission to link the code of portions of this program with the
 OpenSSL library under certain conditions as described in each
 individual source file, and distribute linked combinations
 including the two.
 .
 You must obey the GNU General Public License in all respects for
 all of the code used other than OpenSSL.  If you modify file(s)
 with this exception, you may extend this exception to your version
 of the file(s), but you are not obligated to do so.  If you do not
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 If you delete this exception statement from all source files in the
 program, then also delete it here.
 .
 On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public
 License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/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.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.
 .
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .
 On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GNU General
 Public License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'.

License: LGPL-2.1+
 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 .
 This library 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.  See the GNU
 Lesser General Public License for more details.
 .
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 .
 On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU Lesser General Public
 License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/LGPL-2.1 file.

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