[blog] 01/01: Add dpkg changes based on recommendation from mapreri.

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commit 24632120f3dc46cb9c5976dd00e9e1236dad79e0
Author: Chris Lamb <lamby at debian.org>
Date:   Tue Jan 31 08:29:26 2017 +1300

    Add dpkg changes based on recommendation from mapreri.
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@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ Toolchain development and fixes
 
 Christoph Biedl [wrote a mail describing an interesting problem in to the way binNMUs are done in Debian](https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/1485611066@msgid.manchmal.in-ulm.de).
 
+Guillem Jover made a number of changes to ``dpkg`` that affect the Reproducible Builds effort within Debian:
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+- Always set ``SOURCE\_DATE\_EPOCH`` in ``dpkg-buildpackage`` and ``dpkg-source``. Use the current date if the changelog does not have one. Closes: [[!bug 849081]]
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+- Add initial support for ``DEB\_BUILD\_OPTIONS`` to ``dpkg-genbuildinfo``. This will make it possible to enable or disable specific features that should be recorded in the ``.buildinfo`` file. For now only “all” and “path” are supported. Closes: [[!bug 848705]]
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+- Include ``.buildinfo`` files also for source-only uploads in ``dpkg-genchanges``. Closes: [[!bug 846164]]
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+- Add support for signed ``.buildinfo`` files to ``dpkg-buildpackage``. Add new ``-ui`` and ``--unsigned-buildinfo`` options. Closes: [[!bug 843925]]
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+- Make ``dpkg-buildpackage --unsigned-changes`` not sign ``.buildinfo`` either. This breaks the expectations of users and tools, because there was no way previously to request no signing at all. Closes: [[!bug 852822]]
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 Packages reviewed and fixed, and bugs filed
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