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Review: sphinx-rst-linker 2.6.0-1

Package Information

DescriptionSphinx extension for custom URL replacement

rst.linker provides a routine for adding links and performing other custom replacements to reStructuredText files as a Sphinx extension.

In your sphinx conf file, include rst.linker as an extension and then add a link_files configuration section describing the substitutions to make.

MaintainerDebian Python Team <team+python@tracker.debian.org>
Changed ByAlexandre Detiste <tchet@debian.org>
Sponsortchet@debian.org
Distributionunstable
Architectureall
VCSgit: https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/sphinx-rst-linker.git (browse)
Closes#1010784
Blocked Bugs#783396 (normal)
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/sphinx-rst-linker
Uploaded18 days ago

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.changes◂
Version2.6.0-1
Changed-ByAlexandre Detiste <tchet@debian.org>
Architecturesource all
Distributionunstable
DateSun, 04 Oct 2026 12:48:44 +0200
Sourcesphinx-rst-linker
Changelog◂
sphinx-rst-linker (2.6.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Initial upload (closes: #1010784)
.dsc◂
Priorityoptional
Componentmain
Package-Listpython3-sphinx-rst-linker deb python optional arch=all
Sectionpython
debian/copyright◂
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: rst.linker
Source: https://github.com/jaraco/rst.linker

Files: *
Copyright: Jason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com>
License: Expat

Files: debian/*
Copyright: 2026 Alexandre Detiste <tchet@debian.org>
License: Expat

License: Expat
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
 deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
 rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
 sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 .
 The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 .
 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
 FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
 IN THE SOFTWARE.

Review Information

accepted — allocated to eamanu 16 days ago, started 16 days ago, completed 16 days ago.

Final Comment

Public Notes

16 days ago ● public

licensecheck

Command: licensecheck -r --deb-machine .
Exit code: 0

Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: FIXME
Upstream-Contact: FIXME
Source: FIXME
Disclaimer: Autogenerated by licensecheck

Files: ./.coveragerc
 ./.editorconfig
 ./.github/dependabot.yml
 ./.github/workflows/main.yml
 ./.pre-commit-config.yaml
 ./.readthedocs.yaml
 ./NEWS.rst
 ./README.rst
 ./debian/changelog
 ./debian/control
 ./debian/gbp.conf
 ./debian/patches/jaraco.vcs
 ./debian/patches/series
 ./debian/pybuild.testfiles
 ./debian/rules
 ./debian/salsa-ci.yml
 ./debian/source/format
 ./debian/upstream/metadata
 ./debian/watch
 ./docs/conf.py
 ./docs/history.rst
 ./docs/index.rst
 ./mypy.ini
 ./pytest.ini
 ./rst.linker.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
 ./rst.linker.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
 ./rst.linker.egg-info/requires.txt
 ./rst.linker.egg-info/top_level.txt
 ./rst/linker.py
 ./ruff.toml
 ./setup.cfg
 ./towncrier.toml
 ./tox.ini
Copyright: NONE
License: UNKNOWN
 FIXME

Files: ./LICENSE
 ./PKG-INFO
 ./pyproject.toml
 ./rst.linker.egg-info/PKG-INFO
Copyright: NONE
License: Expat
 FIXME

Files: ./debian/copyright
Copyright: 2026, Alexandre Detiste <tchet@debian.org>
  Jason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com>
License: Expat
 FIXME

Files: ./test_all.py
Copyright: {rev[timestamp]:%Y}
License: UNKNOWN
 FIXME

16 days ago ● public

debian/copyright check

Command: cme check dpkg-copyright
Exit code: 0

WARN: Model Dpkg::Copyright class: accept attribute should be a list of hash with 'pattern' key. I.e. something like [ { pattern => 'xyz.*', info}, ...] instead of [ 'xyz.*' => {info}, ... ]
WARN: Model Dpkg::Copyright::LicenseSpec class: accept attribute should be a list of hash with 'pattern' key. I.e. something like [ { pattern => 'xyz.*', info}, ...] instead of [ 'xyz.*' => {info}, ... ]
WARN: Model Dpkg::Copyright::Content class: accept attribute should be a list of hash with 'pattern' key. I.e. something like [ { pattern => 'xyz.*', info}, ...] instead of [ 'xyz.*' => {info}, ... ]
16 days ago ● public

licenserecon

Command: licenserecon
Exit code: 0

en: Versions: licenserecon '18.1'  licensecheck '3.3.9-1'

Parsing Source Tree  ....
Reading d/copyright  ....
Running licensecheck ....

No significant differences found
16 days ago ● public

Look for SPDX

Command: grep -r -B1 'SPDX-'
Exit code: 1

(no output)

16 days ago ● public

Lintian

Command: lintian -i -I -v --pedantic
Exit code: 0

N:
I: sphinx-rst-linker source: patch-not-forwarded-upstream [debian/patches/jaraco.vcs]
N: 
N:   According to the DEP-3 headers, this patch has not been forwarded
N:   upstream.
N:   
N:   Please forward the patch and try to have it included in upstream's version
N:   control system. If the patch is not suitable for that, please mention
N:   not-needed in the Forwarded field of the patch header.
N:   
N:   If the patch was actually taken from upstream, please prefix the Origin
N:   field information with upstream or backport, as documented in the DEP-3.
N:   For example:
N:   
N:       Origin: upstream, https://github.com/zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki/commit/d33286c75b623cfb249c627b0c348be62e6377c9.patch
N: 
N:   Please refer to social contract item 2, Coordination with upstream
N:   developers (Section 3.1.4) in the Debian Developer's Reference, Changes to
N:   the upstream sources (Section 4.3) in the Debian Policy Manual,
N:   Bug#755153, and https://dep-team.pages.debian.net/deps/dep3/ for details.
N: 
N:   Visibility: info
N:   Show-Always: no
N:   Check: debian/patches/dep3
N:   Renamed from: send-patch
N: 
16 days ago ● public

duck

Command: duck
Exit code: 0

(no output)

16 days ago ● public

look for copyright

Command: egrep -R -i copyright
Exit code: 0

LICENSE:The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
LICENSE:AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
test_all.py:        Copyright {rev[timestamp]:%Y}
test_all.py:    assert "Copyright 2015" in result
debian/copyright:Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
debian/copyright:Copyright: Jason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com>
debian/copyright:Copyright: 2026 Alexandre Detiste <tchet@debian.org>
debian/copyright: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
debian/copyright: AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
NEWS.rst:or ``copyright`` may be referenced in the format
16 days ago ● public

look for license

Command: egrep -R -i license
Exit code: 0

LICENSE:rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
PKG-INFO:Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
PKG-INFO:License-File: LICENSE
pyproject.toml:	"License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
debian/copyright:License: Expat
debian/copyright:License: Expat
debian/copyright:License: Expat
debian/copyright: rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
rst.linker.egg-info/SOURCES.txt:LICENSE
rst.linker.egg-info/PKG-INFO:Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
rst.linker.egg-info/PKG-INFO:License-File: LICENSE
16 days ago ● public

License check: sphinx-rst-linker 2.6.0-1

Archive component: main

COMPATIBLE:

  • Expat (alias for MIT (Expat))
16 days ago ● public

Author check: sphinx-rst-linker 2.6.0-1

Scanned 27 files. 2 author(s) declared in debian/copyright.

All source-file authors appear in debian/copyright.

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