[Reproducible-builds] Bug#828778: module-assistant: please make the build reproducible

[Reiner Herrmann]

Source: module-assistant
Version: 0.11.8
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: fileordering
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org

Hi!

While working on the "reproducible builds" effort [1], we have noticed
that module-assistant could not be built reproducibly.
The order of files inside an eample tarball differs.

The attached patch fixes this by using tar's --sort=name option.

Regards,
 Reiner

[1]: https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds
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