[Reproducible-builds] Bug#779474: debbindiff: hide temporary paths in html and text output when comparing tarballs

[Nikolaus Rath]

On Mar 02 2015, Jérémy Bobbio <lunar-8fiUuRrzOP0dnm+yROfE0A at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Paul Wise:
>> The output when directly comparing two tarballs contains the temporary
>> paths used. This leaks the debbindiff user's TMP variable into the
>> report and is also ugly. I suggest changing to just showing filenames.
>> 
>> Current:
>> 
>> /tmp/user/1000/tmpFsxqeVdebbindiff/flasm_1.62-6.debian.tar vs.
>> /tmp/user/1000/tmpEVZZmydebbindiff/flasm_1.62-7.debian.tar
>> 
>> Desired:
>> 
>> flasm_1.62-6.debian.tar vs.
>> flasm_1.62-7.debian.tar
>
> I am not sure what the use case is here.
>
> Without full path for the filenames at the top-level, there is no way to
> differentiate a report for two builds of the same source. As this is
> debbindiff primary purpose, I must admit I am a bit at loss.

As you say, the primary purpose of debbindiff is to compare two builds
of the same source. So why does the path matter at all? I think all that
matters is the difference - it's not as if there's a "newer" and "older"
version or something like that.

In the case where debbindiff is used to compare different sources (as
apparently done above), the filename alone contains the necessary
information.


Best,
-Nikolaus

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