#1144617 diffoscope fails autopkgtests, cpio is missing

#1144617#5
Date:
2026-08-17 07:39:03 UTC
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To:
Dear Maintainer,

<h01ger> diffoscope 328 still fails autopkgtests but i fail to see in https://ci.debian.net/packages/d/diffoscope/testing/armhf/74322949/ why
<zeha> 1359s E           Failed: requires cpio; try installing cpio (DIFFOSCOPE_FAIL_TESTS_ON_MISSING_TOOLS='aapt2 androguard apktool asar dexdump zipinfo pedump oggDump ppudump otool lipo radare2 ssh')
<zeha> dont see cpio in the packages that get installed
<h01ger> ic thanks
<h01ger> cpio is in forky
<zeha> if nothing depends on it ...
<h01ger> it only depends on rpm2cpio
<h01ger> zeha: i'll quote you in the bug report, ok?
<zeha> sure

filing as serious as this blocks migration to forky.

#1144617#8
Date:
2026-08-18 16:07:43 UTC
From:
To:
Hello,

Bug #1144617 in diffoscope reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/diffoscope/-/commit/ae4f6f865adc32d3ff913cc075bc771c19ad7611
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Handle missing cpio and qemu-img in autopkgtests

Closes: #1144617
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(this message was generated automatically)
-- 
Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/1144617

#1144617#15
Date:
2026-08-21 16:38:47 UTC
From:
To:
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 1144617@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org> (supplier of updated diffoscope package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:26:23 -0700
Source: diffoscope
Built-For-Profiles: nocheck
Architecture: source
Version: 329
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Reproducible builds folks <reproducible-builds@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>
Closes: 1144617
Changes:
 diffoscope (329) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   [ Jochen Sprickerhof ]
   * Handle missing cpio and qemu-img in autopkgtests. (Closes: #1144617)
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