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Have compare-source-package-list extract DEP-3 headers for derivatives-specific patches

The compare-source-package-list script source code and rationale can be found on https://wiki.debian.org/Derivatives/Integration#Patches. As discussed on the debian-derivatives mailing-list, it would be useful if compare-source-package-list could look into debian/patches for derivatives-specific patches, and retrieve information from DEP-3 headers. The Forwarded field, in particular, would be useful to identify patches that haven’t been forwarded to Debian (or upstream), but should be.

Blueprint: https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/better_track_and_document_our_delta_with_Debian/

Parent Task: #7607

Original created by @intrigeri on 7608 (Redmine)

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