Bug#991002: automake1.11: reproducible builds: Embeds different shell depending on /bin/sh symlink

[Vagrant Cascadian]

Source: automake1.11
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: shell
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-bugs at lists.alioth.debian.org

Depending on which shell /bin/sh symlinks to, a different value is
embedded in automake-1.11:

  https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/bullseye/amd64/diffoscope-results/automake1.11.html

  /usr/bin/automake-1.11

  $ENV{'SHELL'}·=·'/bin/bash'·if·exists·$ENV{'DJDIR'};
  vs.
  $ENV{'SHELL'}·=·'/bin/sh'·if·exists·$ENV{'DJDIR'};


The attached patch fixes this in debian/rules by passing
CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/bash to configure.

With this patch applied (and another submitted patch for timestamps),
automake1.11 should become reproducible on the
tests.reproducible-builds.org infrastructure.


Thanks for maintaining automake1.11!


live well,
  vagrant
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