reproducible build tools
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Description
Verifying reproducibility and comparing against official binary
You could use/mention apksigcopier (used by F-Droid) either in addition to or instead of apkdiff.py.
How to investigate diff between binaries if reproducibility fails?
You could use/mention diffoscope.
cc @SomberNight
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the documentation that describes reproducible builds and the apkdiff.py workflow. Compare whether it should mention apksigcopier for verification against official binaries and diffoscope for investigating failed reproducibility; done when both investigation paths are accurately documented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation, tooling
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100