Notes for nis - reproducible builds result

Version annotated: 3.17-34
Identified issues:
Identifier: captures_shell_variable_in_autofoo_script
Description 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.
Identifier: build_id_differences_only
Description The Build ID differs, but there are no other differences.
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Specifically, NT_GNU_BUILD_ID, .gnu_debuglink, and
/usr/lib/debug/build-id/* filenames differ, but there are no other
differences.
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[On 'sope' seen also a difference in a .GCC.command.line section; compare 'records_build_flags'.]
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If there _are_ other differences (or if diffoscope output is truncated),
don't tag with this issue, but look for the root problem, as explained
under build_id_variation_requiring_further_investigation.
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When this occurs on unstable but not on testing, it's likely a form
of captures_build_path. If it uses the cmake buildsystem, very
likely to be cmake_rpath_contains_build_path.
Identifier: gcc_captures_build_path
Description Captures build path, e.g., /build/1st/foo-42.0 v. /build/foo-42.0/2nd
Currently we vary the build path only when testing packages from unstable
and experimental, for testing and stable we recommend that rebuilds
are done in the same path as the original build.
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dpkg-buildflags version 1.20.6+ sets -ffile-prefix-map by default
(and -fdebug-prefix-map in older versions) which fixes this issue
in many cases, but not all (see: records_build_flags).
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There are patches submitted upstream to address this specific issue, but they
are unlikely to be merged at this point:
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https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2017-04/msg00513.html
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When this is accepted into GCC upstream, we could remove this note.
In the meantime, please do not remove this issue, nor mark it as deterministic,
nor untag these packages.
Comments: build_id_differences triggered by build path variation.
 

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