Bug#845034: initramfs-tools: please ensure initrd images are reproducible

[Chris Lamb]

Source: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.125
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: timestamps toolchain
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-bugs at lists.alioth.debian.org

Hi,

Whilst working on the Reproducible Builds effort [0] on behalf of
Tails [1], I noticed that mkinitramfs generates non-reproducible
ramdisk images.

Patch attached.

 [0] https://reproducible-builds.org/
 [1] https://tails.boum.org/


Regards,

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