[Reproducible-builds] Bug#777420: dictionaries-common: please make debconf template output reproducible

[Chris Lamb]

Source: dictionaries-common
Version: 1.23.17
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: randomness
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org

Hi,

While working on the "reproducible builds" effort [1], we have noticed
that dictionaries-common generates debconf output with non-deterministic
output.

The attached patch ensures a sorted order rather than arbitrary dict
order.

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


Regards,

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