From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: 23776@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#23776: Perl's .pod files include timestamps, making Perl package builds non-deterministic
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 13:33:46 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fusdgyg5.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
Here’s an example:
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$ diff -ru /gnu/store/fmib129w05hbwbikd7x48s37hvr8nrdf-perl-io-stringy-2.110 /gnu/store/fmib129w05hbwbikd7x48s37hvr8nrdf-perl-io-stringy-2.110-check
diff -ru /gnu/store/fmib129w05hbwbikd7x48s37hvr8nrdf-perl-io-stringy-2.110/lib/perl5/5.22.1/x86_64-linux/perllocal.pod /gnu/store/fmib129w05hbwbikd7x48s37hvr8nrdf-perl-io-stringy-2.110-check/lib/perl5/5.22.1/x86_64-linux/perllocal.pod
--- /gnu/store/fmib129w05hbwbikd7x48s37hvr8nrdf-perl-io-stringy-2.110/lib/perl5/5.22.1/x86_64-linux/perllocal.pod 1970-01-01 01:00:01.000000000 +0100
+++ /gnu/store/fmib129w05hbwbikd7x48s37hvr8nrdf-perl-io-stringy-2.110-check/lib/perl5/5.22.1/x86_64-linux/perllocal.pod 1970-01-01 01:00:01.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-=head2 Thu Jun 16 11:29:36 2016: C<Module> L<IO::Stringy|IO::Stringy>
+=head2 Thu Jun 16 11:29:34 2016: C<Module> L<IO::Stringy|IO::Stringy>
=over 4
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The problem is described in <git://git.debian.org/git/reproducible/notes.git>:
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timestamps_in_documentation_generated_by_podman:
description: |
The module Pod::Man includes timestamps in its embedded manpages:
http://sources.debian.net/src/perl/latest/cpan/podlators/lib/Pod/Man.pm/?hl=1700#L977
They should be based on the mtime of the original file.
url: https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds/TimestampsInManpagesGeneratedByPodMan
deterministic: True
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Ludo’.
next reply other threads:[~2016-06-16 11:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-06-16 11:33 Ludovic Courtès [this message]
2016-06-16 15:39 ` bug#23776: Perl's .pod files include timestamps, making Perl package builds non-deterministic Leo Famulari
2016-06-17 8:11 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-06-17 18:50 ` Leo Famulari
2016-06-18 20:35 ` Ludovic Courtès
2016-06-19 17:31 ` Leo Famulari
2016-06-25 18:23 ` Leo Famulari
2016-07-30 9:28 ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-01-11 22:27 ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-01-12 17:24 ` Marius Bakke
2017-01-13 8:02 ` Ludovic Courtès
2017-10-31 15:17 ` Ludovic Courtès
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