Bug#1099632: Treat AARs as zips

[Chris Lamb]

Hi Matt,

> Package: diffoscope
> Version: 240+deb12u1
>
> AAR files are identified by file as "Android package (APK), with 
> AndroidManifest.xml", but really 
> they're just zips with specific files inside. It would be nice to be 
> able to use diffoscope's diff 
> view given that, but currently we just drop to a binary diff.

Ah, thanks for letting us know. Do you happen to have two .aar files
lying around so I can test that...?

> Tried to file this on salsa which the website suggests, but sadly, 
> "Your request to join https://salsa.debian.org/ has been rejected."

Oh, that's annoying. We don't run salsa.debian.org ourselves, so you
might have to followup with the admins here:

    https://wiki.debian.org/Salsa/FAQ#My_account_registration_request_was_rejected._What_do_I_do.3F

(You are likely simply being caught by some anti-spam thing.)


Best wishes,

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