Date in manpage causes non-reproducible build
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One of the goals for Debian is to have reproducible builds for packages. See [1].
Currently, the configure script for wmsystemtray sets a DATE macro which is used to set the date in the manpage. This makes the build of the wmsystemtray package non-reproducible. See [2].
Would it be possible to fix this? A simple workaround would be to drop the DATE macro entirely and just manually enter the date whenever the manpage is modified.
Thanks!
Doug Torrance
(wmsystemtray maintainer in Debian)
[1] https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds/About
[2] https://reproducible.debian.net/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/wmsystemtray.html
I've attached a patch which could possibly be used to fix this issue.
Thanks!
Doug
Fixed in the git repo. Hopefully I'll actually remember to update that date...
Great, thank you!
Quick question. Do you plan on releasing a new version in the near future? Just wondering if I should wait for one to release a new Debian package or just go ahead and use a git snapshot.
Thanks!