I meant to add the file type information for all files, as there are more
useful cases such as /usr/bin/rebar file at
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/dbdtxt/unstable/amd64/rebar_2.6.4-2.diffoscope.txt
See:
│ │ │ ├── ./usr/bin/rebar │ │ │ │ @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ │ │ │ │ : 2321 2f7
Package: diffoscope
Version: 67
Severity: wishlist
Dear Maintainer,
Please add file-type/magic information for files as this information is useful
(in order to know the file content type, especially for binary files without
extension)
for example:
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb
Package: diffoscope
Version: 67
Severity: wishlist
Dear Maintainer,
diff output in XML format will allow easily parsing diffoscope output in
automated way, and easier understanding diffoscope output mechanism due to
available XML schema.
for example:
I am working on tool to automatically detect
Package: diffoscope
Version: 67
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
The result of comparing AndroidManifest.xml (Binary XML) file from APK file in
apk.py comparator is shown twice,
first, as AndroidManifest.xml (XML file decoded from original file by apktool)
second, as original/AndroidManifest.x
Package: diffoscope
Version: 60
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
3 issues regarding APK files (apk.py comparator) below:
#1 - Diffoscope fail to run on APKs if supplied via absolute paths.
Running: (using diffoscope from GIT)
/data/repbdiffs/repos/diffoscope/bin/diffoscope /tmp/1.apk /tmp/2.a
Subject: lintian: Add debian-watch-uses-insecure-uri tag (HTTP usage instead of
HTTPS)
Package: lintian
Severity: wishlist
Dear Maintainer,
Add debian-watch-uses-insecure-uri tag (HTTP usage instead of HTTPS)
/debian/watch file can point to HTTP urls while HTTPS available, for example:
(from:
Package: lintian
Severity: wishlist
Dear Maintainer,
Homepage field can point to HTTP uri, for example (from:
https://sources.debian.net/src/libreoffice/1:5.2.4-2/debian/control/?hl=191#L191):
Homepage: http://www.libreoffice.org
while HTTPS is available for the domain: https://www.libre
js-beautify is used as JavaScript code beautifier from commit:
https://anonscm.debian.org/git/reproducible/diffoscope.git/commit/?=002f05444cc0a238d8e617b31dabef4111b4ecd2
which fix the above examples, but there are more results that have partial
results in lines, such as:
in attribute inside xml
Source: diffoscope
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
W3 validator report several errors/warnings for diffoscope output, for example:
https://validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/dbd/unstable/amd64/monotone_1.1-9.diffoscope.html
https://validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=htt
Source: diffoscope
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
readelf/objdump return errors/warnings and sometimes fails, examples:
1. objdump: can't disassemble for architecture UNKNOWN!
1.1 objdump: section '.plt' mentioned in a -j option, but not found in
any input file
http://37.21
Source: diffoscope
Severity: wishlist
Dear Maintainer,
1. Better handle .dex files
currently enjarify tool is used in order to transform .dex file to .jar, this
tool can fail (as probably any decompiler) for example:
Command `enjarify -o /tmp/tmpdp3fttiq_diffoscope/classes.jar
/tmp/tmpw04hjmu
Source: diffoscope
Severity: wishlist
Dear Maintainer,
1. compare image metadata (EXIF / XMP / size / etc..) for various images
formats, can be done with following tools:
exiftool - http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ -
https://packages.debian.org/sid/libimage-exiftool-perl
Source: diffoscope
Severity: wishlist
Dear Maintainer,
Currently javap is used for .class files, for example:
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/arm64/diffoscope-results/velocity.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/arm64/diffoscope-results/a
Package: diffoscope
Severity: wishlist
Please add detection of order only variations in plain text files (TXT/HTML
files)
in similar way like the recent addition of order only difference in JSON output
in:
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/reproducible/diffoscope.git/commit/?id=8faf040767b892e1cf1
Source: diffoscope
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
The packages "python-hypothesis" & "cppformat" & "python-xmp-toolkit" &
"python-mne" from unstable/amd64 have long line that contain JavaScript code,
the HTML format don't contain the differences between the lines (it cut the
line by scissor
Source: diffoscope
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
The packages "esajpip" & "aptly" & "nikwi" from unstable/amd64:
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/diffoscope-results/esajpip.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/diffoscope-res
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