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1:1.11.6-3 |
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Identified issues:
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Identifier:
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timezone_variance_because_of_automake_mdate
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URL
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https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds/TimezoneVarianceBecauseOfAutomakeMdate
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Description
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automake's mdate-sh script pretty-prints the modification time of a file.
This output can influence further steps in the build process and make it unreproducible.
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Identifier:
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timestamp_in_info_file_created_by_makeinfo
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URL
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https://bugs.debian.org/826158
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Description
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the build date is included in the info file generated by makeinfo when the source texi file includes @today{}.
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Identifier:
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captures_shell_variable_in_autofoo_script
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Description
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Something looking like autotools is capturing SHELL for use at
runtime, which should probably be fixed to /bin/sh anyway.
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Autotools also capturing the build path.
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Bugs noted:
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991001+: "automake1.11: reproducible builds: timestamps in info pages"
991002+: "automake1.11: reproducible builds: Embeds different shell depending on /bin/sh symlink"
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