Notes for prometheus-smokeping-prober - reproducible builds result

Version annotated: 0.5.0-1
Identified issues:
Identifier: randomness_in_binaries_generated_by_golang
URL https://salsa.debian.org/go-team/packages/dh-golang/merge_requests/6
Description Fixed upstream, but a new src:golang-go has not yet been uploaded to Debian.
Identifier: records_build_flags
Description Records $CFLAGS, which vary intentionally due to the «-fdebug-prefix-map=${BUILDPATH}=.»,
«-ffile-prefix-map=${BUILDPATH}=.» or «-fmacro-prefix-map=${BUILDPATH}=.» flags.
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We have a patch pending to GCC to fix this issue centrally:
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https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-11/msg00182.html
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Though the patch is currently unlikely to be merged. If/when this
is accepted, this issue should be fixed for all packages and you
should not need to fix it specifically in your package.
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There is also a work-in-progress patch to dpkg that could address this issue:
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https://bugs.debian.org/985553
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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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