4. QA Tools¶
A number of QA tools are available to the team to help track our packages. You can also use most of these tools to track the packages that you are an uploader on.
4.1. Debian Developer’s Package Overview¶
Debian Developer’s Package Overview (DDPO) is a web application offering a customizable overview of all packages of a given maintainer.
4.2. Debian Maintainer Dashboard¶
The maintainer dashboard exposes information about teams or maintainers’ packages. It intends to help answering the question “I have a few hours for Debian, what should I do now?”
4.3. Package Entropy Tracker¶
PET is a collection of scripts that gather information about the teams packages. It allows you to see in a bird’s eye view the health of hundreds of packages, instantly realizing where work is needed. It will also show where work is in progress in the git repositories.
4.4. Lintian¶
Lintian dissects Debian packages and tries to find bugs and policy violations. It contains automated checks for many aspects of Debian policy as well as some checks for common errors.