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layout: post
title: diffoscope 77 released
author: Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org>
---

The diffoscope maintainers are pleased to announce the release of diffoscope
version `77`. This version includes the following changes:

```
[ Chris Lamb ]
* tests/comparators/utils:
  + Correct logic of module_exists, ensuring we correctly skip in case of
    modules containing a dot in their name.  Closes: #854745
* comparators/utils/libarchive:
  + No need to track archive directory locations.
* Add --exclude option.  Closes: #854783
* Add PyPI badge to README.rst.
* Update .travis.yml from http://travis.debian.net.

[ Mattia Rizzolo ]
* Add CVE reference to the changelog of v76.
* Add my key to debian/upstream/signing-key.asc.

[ Ximin Luo ]
* comparators/utils/libarchive:
  + When extracting archives, try to keep directory sizes small.
```

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