Bug#934405: debhelper: Please ignore binNMUs in get_source_date_epoch() function

[Mattia Rizzolo]

On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 03:48:06PM +0000, Holger Levsen wrote:
> > I think it would be nice if that function ignored binNMU changelog entries.
> 
> nope, please dont. using changelog entries inconsistently is a recipe
> for desaster.

Same.

My notes from IRC, so they can last longer:

[09:08:42 PM] <nthykier> comments on #934405 is welcome
[09:08:45 PM] -zwiebelbot- Debian#934405: debhelper: Please ignore binNMUs in get_source_date_epoch() function - https://bugs.debian.org/934405
[10:53:13 PM] <mapreri> nthykier: well, we used to do that in the past, i.e. using the previous changelog date.  But we switched away because it was also causing problems: #843773
[10:53:18 PM] -zwiebelbot- Debian#843773: sbuild should use build date as binnmu changelog date - https://bugs.debian.org/843773
[10:53:45 PM] <mapreri> nthykier: I fear that having debhelper's get_source_date_epoch() do that, would still lead to the same situation it was in the past, leading to that same bug once again, just via a different route.
[10:55:06 PM] <mapreri> If I have to express my opinion on this matter, it's a clear case on why keeping the timestamps within file metadata of generated files is mostly a horrible idea and should be removed, instead of normalized.

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