Debian Bug report logs - #826894
diffoscope --help isn't clear that it operates on directories as well as files

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Ceridwen <ceridwen.debian.bugs+debianbugs@gmail.com>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: diffoscope --help isn't clear that it operates on directories as well as files

Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:09:17 -0400

Source: diffoscope
Version: 54
Severity: minor
User: reproducible-builds@lists.alioth.debian.org

Dear Maintainer,

The --help text for diffoscope gives no indication that it operates on
directories as well as files:

usage: diffoscope [-h] [--version] [--list-tools [LIST_TOOLS]] [--debug]
                  [--debugger] [--html output] [--html-dir output]
                  [--text output] [--max-report-size BYTES]
                  [--separate-file-diff-size BYTES]
                  [--max-diff-block-lines MAX_DIFF_BLOCK_LINES]
                  [--max-diff-input-lines MAX_DIFF_INPUT_LINES]
                  [--fuzzy-threshold FUZZY_THRESHOLD] [--new-file] [--css url]
                  [--jquery url]
                  file1 file2

Highlight differences between two builds of Debian packages

positional arguments:
  file1                 first file to compare
  file2                 second file to compare
<snip>

This should give some indication that diffoscope can compare
directories as well as files.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
  APT prefers wily-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'wily-updates'), (500, 'wily-security'), (500, 'wily'), (100, 'wily-backports')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 4.2.0-36-generic (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Message #12 received at 826894-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Reiner Herrmann <reiner@reiner-h.de>

To: 826894-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#826894: fixed in diffoscope 55

Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:06:24 +0000

Source: diffoscope
Source-Version: 55

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
diffoscope, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

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 826894@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Reiner Herrmann <reiner@reiner-h.de> (supplier of updated diffoscope package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 21:50:29 +0200
Source: diffoscope
Binary: diffoscope
Architecture: source
Version: 55
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Reproducible builds folks <reproducible-builds@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Reiner Herrmann <reiner@reiner-h.de>
Description:
 diffoscope - in-depth comparison of files, archives, and directories
Closes: 826711 826894 827981 830434
Changes:
 diffoscope (55) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   [ anthraxx ]
   * Fix sqlite3 magic recognition when using file >= 5.27. (Closes: #830434)
 .
   [ Satyam Zode ]
   * Add argument completion feature to diffoscope. (Closes: #826711)
 .
   [ Chris Lamb ]
   * Improve message when data differs. (Closes: #827981)
 .
   [ Reiner Herrmann ]
   * Clarify the input arguments. (Closes: #826894)
 .
   [ Holger Levsen ]
   * Add link to homepage in HTML output.
 .
   [ Rainer Müller ]
   * python-magic >=0.4.12 does not require decode.
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