Re: Global archive stagnation? Release files not updated since Feb 24th 14:16 UTC

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On 2026-02-25 23:45, Ihor Barabash wrote:
> Hello Debian Mirror Team and Community,
> 
> I am writing to inquire about a possible stagnation in the Debian
> archive updates.
> 
> We've observed that the Release files on ftp.debian.org (and
> subsequently on our mirror, mirror.volia.net) have not been updated
> since 2026-02-24 14:16 UTC. Our monitoring systems are reporting a
> critical age for the repository, and it appears this is an upstream
> situation rather than a local sync issue.
> 
> Specifically, the trixie-updates and several other components seem to
> be frozen at that timestamp.
> 
> Is this a known global situation? Has there been a hitch in the
> dinstall process or a temporary freeze on the master side? It might be
> worth the community's attention to ensure the sync propagation is
> healthy.
> 
> Looking forward to any information or updates on this.

Yes, I can also see a delay by 24-36 hours, tracker.d.o and buildd.d.o 
seem to have newer packages in place. My upstream is mirrors.xtom.jp, 
the trace files show that everyone has "Archive serial: 2026022403"

the trace file of ftp-master.d.o has:

Tue Feb 24 14:37:21 UTC 2026
Creator: dak g4927586f
Running on host: fasolo.debian.org
Archive serial: 2026022403
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:37:21 +0000
...

the trace file of syncproxy2.wna.debian.org has:

Tue Feb 24 14:45:25 UTC 2026
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:45:25 +0000
Date-Started: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:37:23 +0000
Archive serial: 2026022403
Used ftpsync version: g3832831
Creator: ftpsync g3832831
Running on host: mirror-osuosl.debian.org
...

mirros.xtom.jp:

Wed Feb 25 12:46:28 UTC 2026
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:46:28 +0000
Date-Started: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:45:06 +0000
Archive serial: 2026022403
Used ftpsync version: 65335777
Creator: ftpsync 65335777
Running on host: mirrors.xtom.jp

and FYI, deb.d.o (fastly) also shows more or less the same thing [1]:

[1] https://deb.debian.org/debian/project/trace/

Cc ftpmasters