#1146549 Subject: [Update/Patch] global: Updated package to new upstream 6.7 and refreshed packaging for Debian

Package:
global
Source:
global
Description:
Source code search and browse tools
Submitter:
Adrián García Casado
Date:
2026-09-02 22:15:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1146549#5
Date:
2026-09-02 22:12:32 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

I would like to share the update of the GNU GLOBAL package to the newly
released upstream version 6.7 for Debian (x86_64).
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### 🛠️ Changes and Packaging Fixes Applied:
1. New Upstream Version (6.7):
   - Successfully updated source tree from 6.6.9 to GNU GLOBAL 6.7.
2. Patch Series Cleanup:
   - Removed obsolete
'0003-Support-building-with-distro-provided-sqlite3.patch' as upstream now
natively handles '--with-sqlite3' cleanly.
   - Refreshed remaining quilt patches against the 6.7 codebase.
3. Debian Standards & Policies:
   - Updated Standards-Version to 4.7.0 in debian/control.
   - Added 'Rules-Requires-Root: no' to adhere to modern Debian policy.
   - Configured debian/rules with '--with-sqlite3' to link against system
SQLite3.
4. Verification & Testing:
   - Successfully built and packaged 'global_6.7-1_amd64.deb' with
dpkg-buildpackage (0 errors).
   - Package installed and verified:
     $ global --version
     global (GNU Global) 6.7 (Powered by Berkeley DB 1.85 and SQLite3
3.8.7.1)

Thank you for maintaining this essential development tool in Debian!

Best regards,
Adrián García Casado