Debian Bug report logs - #978067
epm: reproducible builds: /usr/bin/epm contains embedded path to "gzip"

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

From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: epm: reproducible builds: /usr/bin/epm contains embedded path to "gzip"

Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2020 03:30:51 -0800

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Source: epm
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds@lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: usrmerge
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-bugs@lists.alioth.debian.org

The file /usr/bin/epm contains an embedded path to the "gzip" command:

  https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/bullseye/amd64/diffoscope-results/epm.html

  /bin/gzip·-vf9·%s.pkg
  vs.
  /usr/bin/gzip·-vf9·%s.pkg


The attached patch fixes this by passing the GZIP variable to configure.


Thanks for maintaining epm!


live well,
  vagrant

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From 554364105e02b2301216aa4a130fe7abe019dbbe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org>
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2020 11:13:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] debian/rules: Pass GZIP to configure.

The path to "gzip" may vary as either /bin/gzip or /usr/bin/gzip if
the system is configured as a usrmerge system. Use /bin/gzip for the
most compatible location.

https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/issues/unstable/paths_vary_due_to_usrmerge_issue.html
---
 debian/rules | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 27da069..b3287aa 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ build-indep: build-stamp
 build-stamp:
 	dh_testdir
 
-	./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=\$${prefix}/share/man --infodir=\$${prefix}/share/info
+	./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=\$${prefix}/share/man --infodir=\$${prefix}/share/info GZIP=/bin/gzip
 	# Add here commands to compile the package.
 	$(MAKE)
 	mv doc/epm-book.html doc/epm-book.html.save
-- 
2.20.1

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Message #10 received at 978067-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Debian FTP Masters <ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org>

To: 978067-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#978067: fixed in epm 4.2-9

Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2020 13:03:18 +0000

Source: epm
Source-Version: 4.2-9
Done: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org>

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
epm, 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 978067@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org> (supplier of updated epm package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)


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Format: 1.8
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2020 04:40:40 -0800
Source: epm
Architecture: source
Version: 4.2-9
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian QA Group <packages@qa.debian.org>
Changed-By: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org>
Closes: 978067
Changes:
 epm (4.2-9) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * QA upload.
   * debian/rules: Remove trailing whitespace.
   * debian/rules: Pass GZIP to configure (Closes: #978067).
   * debian/rules: Get DEB_HOST_ARCH value from dpkg/architecture.mk.
   * Switch to debhelper-compat 13.
   * debian/control: Update Vcs headers.
   * debian/control: Set Rules-Requires-Root to "no".
   * debian/rules: Switch to "dh".
   * debian/rules: Remove boilerplate comments.
   * debian/control: Update Standards-Version to 4.5.1.
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Files:
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