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Wait, I'm on mobile. Did this partially slip by because of the ABSURD PRACTICE of publishing release.tarballs that do not 1:1 correspond with source? Let me gu

by k8svet 3y ago

Wait, I'm on mobile. Did this partially slip by because of the ABSURD PRACTICE of publishing release.tarballs that do not 1:1 correspond with source? Let me guess, autotools? I want to rage shit post but I guess I'll wait for confirmation first. EDIT: YUP, AT LEAST PARTIALLY. Fucking god damn autotools.

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hypnagogic 3y ago
Been saying this the whole day now, GitHub really needs an automated diff / A/B check-up on tarballs against the actual repo, flag everything with at least a warning (+[insert additional scrutiny steps here]) when the tarball isn't matching the repo.