[From nobody Sun Aug 2 08:23:06 2026 Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 31 Jul 2026 13:45:23 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.1-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2024-03-25) on buxtehude.debian.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-113.8 required=4.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF, FROMDEVELOPER,MD5_SHA1_SUM,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, USER_IN_DKIM_WELCOMELIST,XMAILER_REPORTBUG autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=4.0.1-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.0000 Tokens: new, 34; hammy, 115; neutral, 29; spammy, 0. spammytokens: hammytokens:0.000-+--Hx-spam-relays-external:sk:stravin, 0.000-+--H*RT:sk:stravin, 0.000-+--Hx-spam-relays-external:311, 0.000-+--H*RT:311, 0.000-+--H*RT:108 Return-path: <dparsons@debian.org> Received: from stravinsky.debian.org ([2001:41b8:202:deb::311:108]:55416) by buxtehude.debian.org with esmtps (TLS1.3:ECDHE_SECP256R1__RSA_PSS_RSAE_SHA256__AES_256_GCM:256) (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from <dparsons@debian.org>) id 1wpnYB-002MnX-2o for submit@bugs.debian.org; Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:45:23 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=debian.org; s=smtpauto.stravinsky; h=X-Debian-User:Date:Message-ID:Subject:To:From: Content-Transfer-Encoding:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Reply-To:Cc:Content-ID: Content-Description:In-Reply-To:References; bh=dITwlCKQXohx7xGQMVdG5PGILr6D0gSpCKNqtba8nKw=; b=tKG2qgrn4+o0h740X6KJUfOXIZ etOWreRSago8ZZRInM66cnoZchuLTuoO6Z2ycaAwvHBeR3Da1XvJ0uSM3ZW5Ip60QS6UG7Sp486YO 2/WUCS0faX7MUfKYAeUbqIHo9T3V0oYB3JivZNNYCFlieMpYnZzE7hMr4y6VAWUBxu/q5DbXfBsf4 Go7Ceh6WFHWdQ33d5+Yb3fP43+80yhNyWCAE4Y8nDU4T6NVSu/6sLAAhQaih68oHAUP2PmYZiGQRq KwmSWZ+lWoEXeB0ywGiKO7oOgFdcZO8Qev3we424kMVXVHYKNlfS8LR4d0N0IB33yY/hEeBGvkyYk g8qX/SrQ==; Received: from authenticated-user by stravinsky.debian.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_SECP256R1__RSA_PSS_RSAE_SHA256__AES_256_GCM:256) (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from <dparsons@debian.org>) id 1wpnYA-00A3aP-0P; Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:45:22 +0000 Received: from drew by gelly with local (Exim 4.99.4) (envelope-from <dparsons@debian.org>) id 1wpnY8-0000000Ce7W-3lkK; Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:45:20 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Drew Parsons <dparsons@debian.org> To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org> Subject: reproducibility: codes_get_build_date() returns library build date Message-ID: <178550552088.2956968.12564084060109083107.reportbug@gelly> X-Mailer: reportbug 13.2.0+nmu1 Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:45:20 +0200 X-Debian-User: dparsons Delivered-To: submit@bugs.debian.org Source: eccodes Version: 2.48.0-1 Severity: normal eccodes upstream has seen fit to make the library build date a part of their API via codes_get_build_date() The build date is set via src/eccodes/grib_api_version.cc.in https://github.com/ecmwf/eccodes/blob/develop/src/eccodes/grib_api_version.cc.in see also https://github.com/ecmwf/eccodes/blob/f923a68eb9ce626db79f54bfe118865c8d688977/src/eccodes/eccodes.h#L1257 https://github.com/ecmwf/eccodes/blob/f923a68eb9ce626db79f54bfe118865c8d688977/src/eccodes/eccodes_prototypes.h#L758 https://github.com/ecmwf/eccodes/blob/f923a68eb9ce626db79f54bfe118865c8d688977/tools/codes_info.cc#L59 https://github.com/ecmwf/eccodes/blob/f923a68eb9ce626db79f54bfe118865c8d688977/tests/unit_tests.cc#L79 Debian now has an enforced policy of reproducible builds, which is deliberately violated by eccodes through this codes_get_build_date() So we have a problem. What is the best way to resolve it? Hard code the "build date" to the tag release date? Or to the original first eccodes date, Mar 25, 2013? Or ask the release team for an exception to the reproducible builds policy? ]