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layout: post
title: diffoscope 49 released
author: Jérémy Bobbio <lunar@debian.org>
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The diffoscope maintainers are pleased to announce the release of diffoscope
version `49`. This version includes the following changes:

```
[ Jérémy Bobbio ]
* Don't crash when we can't find the debug file in a matching debug package.
  This repairs diffoscope for xserver-xorg and other packages.
* Use libarchive to read metadata from ar archives. The output is more
  precise and less dependent on binutils version. The command line `ar` tool
  is not used any more so remove it from the required tools.
* Split readelf --debug-dump output when examining ELF files. Based on a
  patch by Dhole.
* Keep both .debug_str and .zdebug_str as ElfSection. Thanks to Niels Thykier
  for noticing the problem.
* Fix a logic error in _install_debug_symbols. Thanks anthraxx for the report
  and the fix.
* Use recursive containers for directory and only look at files with ending
  in .deb when looking for Build IDs. Both avoid looking at too many files
  when searching for matching debug packages. Thanks Helmut Grohne and Steven
  Chamberlain for the reports and tests. (Closes: #813052)
* Add support for ICC profiles. This adds a Recommends on colord in Debian.
* Harmonize spaces and commas in package list.
* Update PPU files test data for FPC 3.0.0.
* Update exepcted javap output for OpenJDK 1.8.
* Stop specializing files from directories earlier than necessary.

[ anthraxx ]
* Adding cd-iccdump package reference for Arch Linux.

[ Mattia Rizzolo ]
* Use HTTPS in Vcs-Git.

[ Holger Levsen ]
* Bump standards version to 3.9.7, no changes needed.
* Use /git/ instead /cgit/ in Vcs-Browser.
```

You find out more by [visiting the project homepage](https://diffoscope.org).