From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nate Bargmann Subject: Re: Dates set to Dec 31 1969 Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 08:59:42 -0500 Message-ID: <20140927135942.GL4704@n0nb.us> References: <20140927130912.GK4704@n0nb.us> <87bnq1nqb9.fsf@izanagi.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41144) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XXsXU-00043A-U4 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Sep 2014 10:00:03 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XXsXO-0001Y3-MJ for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Sep 2014 09:59:56 -0400 Received: from www11.qth.com ([72.52.250.187]:52553) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XXsXO-0001XD-Fe for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Sep 2014 09:59:50 -0400 Received: from [68.234.117.143] (port=48246 helo=merlin) by www11.qth.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1XXsXI-0031YP-Cw for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Sep 2014 08:59:44 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87bnq1nqb9.fsf@izanagi.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: guix-devel@gnu.org * On 2014 27 Sep 08:32 -0500, David Thompson wrote: > > This is by design in order to have more deterministic builds. If two > files have the same contents but have different timestamps, then they > will have different hashes. Thanks, David. That helps me understand the system a bit better. - Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us