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and subject line Bug#467100: fixed in debhelper 6.0.6
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regarding dh_compress: please call gzip with the -n flag
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Package: debhelper
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
When dh_compress runs gzip on files generated during the build process
(actually on files which were not cp -a/similar) it stores the original file
name and file stamp on the .gz
This means that compressing exactly the same file with different time stamps
causes the md5sum to differ.
So comparing two packages which are, incorrectly, being built as arch: any but
shipping the same files (in their uncompressed state) makes the
DEBIAN/md5sum5 of the two packages differ only because of the time stamps on
the .gz files
The solution for this situation is to use the -n/--no-name flag when calling
gzip, which makes gzip not to store neither the original filename nor the
time stamp. It should be safe to use this option because, based on tests,
gzip preserves the file stamp of the original file on the compressed file,
also preserving it at uncompress-time.
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--- dh_compress.orig 2007-12-31 16:45:13.000000000 -0600
+++ dh_compress 2008-02-22 19:10:59.000000000 -0600
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
# Make executables not be anymore.
xargs([EMAIL PROTECTED],"chmod","a-x");
- xargs([EMAIL PROTECTED],"gzip","-9f");
+ xargs([EMAIL PROTECTED],"gzip","-9f -n");
}
# Now change over any files we can that used to be hard links so
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Source: debhelper
Source-Version: 6.0.6
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
debhelper, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
debhelper_6.0.6.dsc
to pool/main/d/debhelper/debhelper_6.0.6.dsc
debhelper_6.0.6.tar.gz
to pool/main/d/debhelper/debhelper_6.0.6.tar.gz
debhelper_6.0.6_all.deb
to pool/main/d/debhelper/debhelper_6.0.6_all.deb
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [EMAIL PROTECTED],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
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Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (supplier of updated debhelper package)
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Format: 1.7
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:35:21 -0500
Source: debhelper
Binary: debhelper
Architecture: source all
Version: 6.0.6
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Changed-By: Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Description:
debhelper - helper programs for debian/rules
Closes: 467100 468959
Changes:
debhelper (6.0.6) unstable; urgency=low
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* dh_compress: Pass -n to gzip to yeild more reproducible file contents.
The time stamp information need not be contained in the .gz file since the
time stamp is preserved when compressing and decompressing. Closes: #467100
* The order of dependencies generated by debhelper has been completly random
(hash key order), so sort it. Closes: #468959
Files:
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1b48c341658f27aa64331b4944172cc0 278730 devel optional debhelper_6.0.6.tar.gz
d076b8e825675235bb62f6ab308abf06 518592 devel optional debhelper_6.0.6_all.deb
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