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Identified issues:
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Identifier:
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timestamps_in_tex_documents
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Description
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The TeX \today macro embeds the build date in the files generated
from it (DVI, PS, PDF, etc.). This should probably be changed to
honour SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH from the environment.
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This can sometimes be explicit in the \maketitle command.
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Identifier:
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captures_build_path
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Description
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Captures build path, e.g., /build/1st/foo-42.0 v. /build/foo-42.0/2nd
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Until early 2024 we varied the build path when testing packages from unstable
and experimental, which we have stopped doing now as the build path is recorded
as part of the environment and thus can be used when rebuilding.
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This issue is kept here for the time being.
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This issue is only for miscellaneous issues which need individual fixes,
please create new issues for specific issues, e.g. gcc_captures_build_path.
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Here follows some general tips for packages using the standard GNU toolchain:
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If using autoconf, make sure you call ./configure via a relative and not absolute path.
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If your issue is related to using the `__FILE__` macro, or the recording of
--debug-prefix-map flags in non-GCC non-debugging output, this is what is
fixed by our patch mentioned above; you should not need to fix it
specifically in your package.
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For more background information see:
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• https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/reproducible-builds/Week-of-Mon-20160822/006788.html
• https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/reproducible-builds/Week-of-Mon-20160905/006984.html
• https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/reproducible-builds/Week-of-Mon-20160912/007076.html
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