diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+golang-forgejo-go-chi-cache (1.0.0-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Initial upload to sid, required for forgejo.
+
+ -- Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>  Sun, 18 May 2025 14:18:39 +0200
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source: golang-forgejo-go-chi-cache
+Section: golang
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>
+Build-Depends:
+ debhelper-compat (= 13),
+ dh-sequence-golang,
+ golang-any,
+ golang-github-bradfitz-gomemcache-dev,
+ golang-github-stretchr-testify-dev,
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
+Standards-Version: 4.7.2
+Homepage: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/cache
+Vcs-Browser: https://forgejo.debian.net/forgejo/golang-forgejo-go-chi-cache
+Vcs-Git: https://forgejo.debian.net/forgejo/golang-forgejo-go-chi-cache
+Testsuite: autopkgtest-pkg-go
+XS-Go-Import-Path: code.forgejo.org/go-chi/cache
+
+Package: golang-forgejo-go-chi-cache-dev
+Architecture: all
+Multi-Arch: foreign
+Depends:
+ golang-github-bradfitz-gomemcache-dev,
+ golang-github-stretchr-testify-dev,
+ ${misc:Depends},
+Description: transparent interface for different cache implementations (Go library)
+ cache is a Go library to have a transparent interface for a lot of cache
+ implementations, such as memory and Memcache.
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Upstream-Name: cache
+Upstream-Contact: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/cache/issues
+Source: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/cache/tags
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2014 The Macaron Authors
+License: Apache-2.0
+
+Files: cache.go
+Copyright: 2013 Beego Authors
+           2014 The Macaron Authors
+License: Apache-2.0
+
+Files: memcache/memcache.go
+       memory.go
+Copyright: 2013 Beego Authors
+           2014 The Macaron Authors
+           2024 The Forgejo Authors
+License: Apache-2.0
+
+Files: debian/*
+Copyright: 2025 Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>
+License: Apache-2.0
+
+License: Apache-2.0
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ .
+     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ .
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+ .
+ The complete text of the Apache-2.0 License
+ can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/Apache-2.0 file.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+++ b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+%:
+	dh ${@} --builddirectory=_build --buildsystem=golang
+
+override_dh_auto_test:
+	# disabled (needs upstream fixes)
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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+++ b/debian/source/format
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+3.0 (quilt)
diff --git a/debian/upstream/metadata b/debian/upstream/metadata
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+---
+Bug-Database: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/cache/issues
+Bug-Submit: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/cache/issues/new
+Repository: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/cache.git
+Repository-Browse: https://code.forgejo.org/go-chi/cache