chore: add more detail on SPDX file IDs #1769
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This PR adjusts how Syft outputs SPDX IDs for files to include some information about the file name in the ID (up to 40 characters). This helps with SPDX Tag Value stability, as the
spdx/tools-golang
library is re-sorting files based on the SPDX ID. The sorting is an issue because layer hashes contribute to the file hashes themselves, so rebuilding a container and re-scanning results in significantly different ordering of the files without this change. This also helps to make relationships more clear when just looking at the SPDX relationship elements, these now includeFile-<some-path>
, e.g.: