Notes for spell - reproducible builds result

Version annotated:

1.0-24

Identified issues:

Identifier:

Description

Absolute paths to source file names are embedded through assert(), which
embeds the value of the __FILE__ macro in the .data section, or via
filenames in debug symbols, which shows in the .text and .debug_str sections.
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We have a pending patch to GCC to fix this in one central place.
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https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-11/msg00182.html
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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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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

Comments:

In .rodata, right build has "version 1.0/2nd" where left build has "version 1.0".
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The rest is almost certainly fallout since
(a) the package is reproducible in testing [where build-path variation is disabled],
(b) all other changes can appear to be padding NULs and fallout offset changes.
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Due to VERSION=`pwd | …` assignment in configure.in.
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Instead, upstream should parse up the version from version.texi (one-line file) and debian from dpkg-parsechangelog (to get the debian revision).
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(After this, there are still differences however, eg https://gist.github.com/lamby/5279179c33eafc64f90aa29a647235ab/raw)

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