[Reproducible-builds] Bug#773969: python-setuptools: please output names in top_level.txt with a stable order

[Jérémy Bobbio]

Package: python-setuptools
Version: 5.5.1-1
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: toolchain randomness

Hi!

While working on the “reproducible builds” effort [1], we have noticed
that many Python packages would not build reproducibly because the order
of names in the top_level.txt file would vary from one build to
another [2].

It would be great if these names could be written in a stable order.
With the attached patch, names are sorted before being written.

 [1]: https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds
 [2]: https://reproducible.debian.net/userContent/issues/random_order_in_egg_info_top_level_txt_issue.html

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