Package: autoconf2.13
Version: 2.13-66
Severity: wishlist
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-builds@lists.alioth.debian.org
User: reproducible-builds@lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: locale
Tags: patch
Hi.
While working on the “reproducible builds” effort [1], we have noticed
that this package could not be built reproducibly.
[1] https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds
The problem is in this line from debian/rules:
cp [a-z]*.1 $M
Under LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 and several other common locales, and also
because debian/rules has "SHELL=/bin/bash", this includes ChangeLog.1,
which has the funny effect of including a changelog as if it were a
manpage, as shown in diffoscope output:
[...]
drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2015-09-06 18:48:51 ./usr/share/man/
drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2015-09-06 18:48:51 ./usr/share/man/man1/
+-rw-r--r-- root/root 20044 2015-09-06 18:48:51
./usr/share/man/man1/ChangeLog.1.gz
-rw-r--r-- root/root 1321 2015-09-06 18:48:51
./usr/share/man/man1/autoconf2.13.1.gz
-rw-r--r-- root/root 1896 2015-09-06 18:48:51
./usr/share/man/man1/autoheader2.13.1.gz
[...]
Patch attached.
[ Note: We usually submit most bugs as wishlist, but I'm not sure
about this one. What would happen if somebody ever has to make a NMU
for this package and does not have LANG=C in the environment? ].
Thanks.
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
dh_installchangelogs
dh_installdocs
install -d $M
- cp [a-z]*.1 $M
+ LC_ALL=C cp [a-z]*.1 $M
for d in auto{{re,}conf,scan,update,header} ifnames; do \
mv $D/usr/share/man/man1/$${d}{,2.13}.1; \
done
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