Hi,

src:qgis in unstable can't migrate to testing because the QA
infrastructure couldn't reproduce the some binary packages in
unstable while it could reproduce the version in testing [1, 2].

From the diff it looks like some randomness is compiled in, maybe due to
some auto generated source code? Based on the diff to -1 it could also
be in some other package.

Feel free to reach out if you need help debugging the problem but I
assume it will not be easy. Alternatively you can ask the release team
for an exception [3].

Cheers Jochen


[1] https://qa.debian.org/excuses.php?package=qgis
[2] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2026/05/msg00001.html
[3] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2026/05/msg00383.html

AFAIK qgis has never been reproducible.

It's also big and takes far too long to build making troubleshooting a PITA.

glibc is my suspect.

You're welcome to spend time trying to fix the reproducibility regression, I was already planning to contact the RT after glibc migrates.

Kind Regards,

Bas

* Sebastiaan Couwenberg <sebastic@xs4all.nl> [2026-08-15 19:50]:
independently. That's why it states:

Migration status for qgis (3.44.13+dfsg-1 to 3.44.13+dfsg-2): BLOCKED: Rejected/violates migration policy/introduces a regression
Issues preventing migration:
∙ ∙ Piuparts regression - https://piuparts.debian.org/sid/source/q/qgis.html
∙ ∙ Reproducibility regression on arm64: libqgis-app3.44.13, libqgis-gui3.44.13
∙ ∙ Reproducibility regression on armhf: libqgis-core3.44.13
∙ ∙ Reproducibility regression on i386: libqgis-app3.44.13
∙ ∙ Missing build on riscv64
∙ ∙ Lintian check waiting for test results on riscv64 - info
∙ ∙ Too young, only 3 of 5 days old
∙ ∙ Depends: qgis glibc
Additional info (not blocking):
∙ ∙ Updating qgis will fix bugs in testing: #1143800
∙ ∙ Not reproduced on amd64 (not a regression): python3-qgis-common

I.e. it is reproducible in testing except for python3-qgis-common.

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
qgis, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1144480@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Bas Couwenberg <sebastic@debian.org> (supplier of updated qgis package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
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administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:02:36 +0200
Source: qgis
Architecture: source
Version: 3.44.13+dfsg-3
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian GIS Project <pkg-grass-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Bas Couwenberg <sebastic@debian.org>
Closes: 1144480
Changes:
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 .
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     (closes: #1144480)
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That didn't resolve the issue:

  Reproducibility regression on arm64: libqgis-app3.44.13, libqgis-gui3.44.13, libqgis-server3.44.13
  Reproducibility regression on armhf: libqgis-3d3.44.13, libqgis-analysis3.44.13, libqgis-gui3.44.13

https://qa.debian.org/excuses.php?package=qgis

Kind Regards,

Bas