#1143124 rmadison should use the Launchpad API instead of madison.cgi for Ubuntu

Package:
devscripts
Source:
devscripts
Description:
scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier
Submitter:
Finn Gärtner
Date:
2026-07-30 18:53:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1143124#5
Date:
2026-07-30 18:26:40 UTC
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The https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/madison.cgi
<https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/madison.cgi> endpoint which
rmadison -u ubuntu depends on is slated to be removed soon.

After a few conversations in Ubuntu we decided to update devscripts
directly instead of adding a madison.cgi compatible endpoint in
Launchpad itself (see
https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad/+bug/2153451), which requires more
extensive changes in the package but should be more sustainable for long
term development.

This will also have a few more desirable effects like effectively
supporting all Launchpad PPAs (and other archive) since they all use the
same APIs and improving the performance of rmadison -u ubuntu.

#1143124#10
Date:
2026-07-30 18:43:59 UTC
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I've proposed a patch for this bug on salsa:
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/devscripts/-/merge_requests/658.