Bug#939387: Please provide a way to rebuild the package with debian/changelog-only changes

[Mattia Rizzolo]

On Fri, Sep 06, 2019 at 09:52:40PM +0100, Chris Lamb wrote:
> > I would suggest to compare only the first part (upstream
> > version/major version/whatever).
> 
> FYI I had to do something similar recently in src:xtrlock:
> 
>   https://salsa.debian.org/debian/xtrlock/commit/eb0b4174c81fdb1b81926203af3bb8c7c34fdac9
> 
> Mattia, fancy implementing this? I believe you wrote the current
> version check code.

i.e. just making sure the d/changelog version starts with the same
string in diffoscope/__init__.py?

Indeed, after thinking for a day I guess it's safe enough.

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