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Review: xapian-bindings 1.5.1-2

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Architecturesource all amd64
Distributionexperimental
DateMon, 09 Mar 2026 16:29:01 +1300
Sourcexapian-bindings
Version1.5.1-2
Changed-ByOlly Betts
Changelog
xapian-bindings (1.5.1-2) experimental; urgency=medium
 .
   * debian/rules: Update XAPIAN_VERSION_CEILING calculation for new upstream
     release numbering scheme.
   * Strip out support for Python 2 packages since Xapian 2.x has dropped
     support.
   * libxapian-perl: Package Perl bindings
     - New patch: perl-fix-pod-tests.patch
.dsc
Package-Listlibxapian-java deb java optional arch=all
libxapian-java-doc deb doc optional arch=all
libxapian-jni deb java optional arch=any
libxapian-perl deb perl optional arch=any
python3-xapian deb python optional arch=any
ruby-xapian deb ruby optional arch=any
tclxapian deb interpreters optional arch=any
Sectionjava
Priorityoptional
Componentmain
debian/copyright
This is the Debian package of the Xapian language bindings.  This
package was originally created and maintained by Richard Boulton
<richard@tartarus.org>.  It is currently maintained by Olly Betts
<olly@survex.com>.

It was downloaded from https://xapian.org/download

Upstream Authors:

        Olly Betts <olly@survex.com>
        James Aylett <tartarus@users.sourceforge.net>
	BrightStation PLC
	Ananova Ltd
	Michael Schlenker
	Technology Concepts & Design, Inc.
	Networked Knowledge Systems, Inc.
	Richard Boulton
	Lemur Consulting Ltd
	Kosei Moriyama
	Xiaona Han
	Dan Colish
	Assem Chelli

Copyright:

  Copyright (C) 2002-2026 Olly Betts
  Copyright (C) 2002,2003,2004,2005 James Aylett
  Copyright (C) 2001,2002 Ananova Ltd
  Copyright (C) 1999,2000,2001 BrightStation PLC
  Copyright (C) 2004 Michael Schlenker
  Copyright (C) 2006 Networked Knowledge Systems, Inc.
  Copyright (C) 2007,2008,2010,2011 Richard Boulton
  Copyright (C) 2004,2005,2006,2007,2008 Lemur Consulting Ltd
  Copyright (C) 2009 Kosei Moriyama
  Copyright (C) 2011 Xiaona Han
  Copyright (C) 2012 Dan Colish
  Copyright (C) 2014 Assem Chelli

  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.

  See /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2 for the full text of the GNU GPL.

The Java example code in the java/docs/examples/ subdirectory bear the
following licence notice:

  Copyright (c) 2003, Technology Concepts & Design, Inc.
  Copyright (c) 2011,2017 Olly Betts
  All rights reserved.

  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

  - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
    list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

  - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

  - Neither the name of Technology Concepts & Design, Inc. nor the names of its
    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
    software without specific prior written permission.

  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
  AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
  IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
  ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
  LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
  CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
  SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
  INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
  CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
  ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
  POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

The file m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4 is licensed as follows:

   Copyright (c) 2008 Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz@redhat.com>
   Copyright (c) 2012 Zack Weinberg <zackw@panix.com>
   Copyright (c) 2013 Roy Stogner <roystgnr@ices.utexas.edu>
   Copyright (c) 2014, 2015 Google Inc.; contributed by Alexey Sokolov <sokolov@google.com>
   Copyright (c) 2015 Paul Norman <penorman@mac.com>
   Copyright (c) 2015 Moritz Klammler <moritz@klammler.eu>
   Copyright (c) 2016, 2018 Krzesimir Nowak <qdlacz@gmail.com>
   Copyright (c) 2019 Enji Cooper <yaneurabeya@gmail.com>
   Copyright (c) 2020 Jason Merrill <jason@redhat.com>
   Copyright (c) 2021, 2024 Jörn Heusipp <osmanx@problemloesungsmaschine.de>
   Copyright (c) 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024 Olly Betts

   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.

The Debian packaging is licensed under the MIT/X licence:

  Copyright (C) 2004,2005,2006 Lemur Consulting Ltd
  Copyright (C) 2006-2026 Olly Betts

  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 awm 9 days ago, started 9 days ago, completed 9 days ago.

Final Comment

Hi Olly,

If you could see your way to converting that copyright file into a DEP-5
syntax it would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Public Notes

9 days ago ● public

Search for authors

Command: ag -i 'copyright .* (by|rights|reserved)[. ]' | sed -e 's/^.*Copyright //i' -e 's/\(20\|19\)[0-9][0-9][, -]*//g' -e 's/[., ]*ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.*$//i' | sort -i | uniq -i
Exit code: 0

(c) Google Inc.; contributed by Alexey Sokolov <sokolov@google.com>
9 days ago ● public

Lintian

Command: lintian -Iiv -L '>=warning' --show-overrides --color=never ../$(basename $PWD)_*.changes
Exit code: 0

N:
W: python3-xapian: embedded-javascript-library please use sphinx [usr/share/doc/python3-xapian/html/_static/doctools.js]
N: 
N:   This package contains an embedded copy of JavaScript libraries that are
N:   now available in their own packages (for example, JQuery, Prototype,
N:   Mochikit or "Cropper"). Please depend on the appropriate package and
N:   symlink the library into the appropriate location.
N: 
N:   Please refer to Embedded code copies (Section 4.13) in the Debian Policy
N:   Manual for details.
N: 
N:   Visibility: warning
N:   Show-Always: no
N:   Check: languages/javascript/embedded
N: 
N:
W: python3-xapian: embedded-javascript-library please use sphinx [usr/share/doc/python3-xapian/html/_static/language_data.js]
N:
W: python3-xapian: embedded-javascript-library please use sphinx [usr/share/doc/python3-xapian/html/_static/searchtools.js]
N:
W: xapian-bindings source: obsolete-debian-watch-file-standard 3 [debian/watch]
N: 
N:   The version= line in the debian/watch file in this package declares an
N:   obsolete version. Please upgrade to more current version.
N: 
N:   Please refer to the uscan(1) manual page for details.
N: 
N:   Visibility: warning
N:   Show-Always: no
N:   Check: debian/watch/standard
N: 
N:
W: libxapian-java: unknown-java-class-version org/xapian/BB2Weight.class -> 69 [usr/share/java/xapian-1.5.1.jar]
N: 
N:   The package contains a Jar file with Java class files compiled for an
N:   unknown Java version. The class file may be corrupt.
N: 
N:   Visibility: warning
N:   Show-Always: no
N:   Check: languages/java
N: 
9 days ago ● public

Licenserecon

Command: lrc -s
Exit code: 1

en: Versions: licenserecon '12.0'  licensecheck '3.3.9-1'

Parsing Source Tree  ....
Reading d/copyright  ....
Invalid DEP-5 header in debian/copyright
Failed to process debian/copyright

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