[PATCH] reproducible Debian: filter Environment section from buildinfo files

Daniel Kahn Gillmor dkg at fifthhorseman.net
Mon Nov 7 23:11:36 UTC 2016


On Mon 2016-11-07 09:14:00 -0500, HW42 wrote:
> 1) Currently the diff contains only stuff which should be fixed. If we
>    include .buildinfo differences it will include stuff which should not
>    be "fixed" (and can't be by the package maintainer).

What if we only included the .buildinfo differences (clearly demarcated)
if there was other stuff which should be fixed?  And if nothing needs to
be fixed, then don't show the buildinfo differences.  That strikes me as
potentially useful output for someone trying to diagnose a problem.

            --dkg



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