[Reproducible-builds] Bug#806392: debhelper: please sort list of temporary files

[Reiner Herrmann]

Source: debhelper
Version: 9.20151126
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: fileordering toolchain
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org

Hi!

While working on the "reproducible builds" effort [1], we have noticed
that dh_installinit doesn't generate reproducible postinst files.
It writes a list of tmpfiles in readdir order.

The attached patch sorts this list before it is written.

Regards,
 Reiner

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

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