Bug#807829: 4ti2: please make the build reproducible

[Jerome BENOIT]

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Hello All:

On 13/12/15 16:49, Reiner Herrmann wrote:
> Source: 4ti2
> Version: 1.6.7+ds-1
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: patch
> User: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
> Usertags: timestamps locale
> X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
> 
> Hi!
> 
> While working on the "reproducible builds" effort [1], we have noticed
> that 4ti2 could not be built reproducibly.
> It embeds a locale- and timezone-dependent timestamp into the
> documentation.

Indeed. Sorry for forgetting the locale aspect of the time stamp.

> 
> The attached patch fixes this by using the C locale and UTC for
> generating the timestamp.

I have just applied the patch to the git material.

I will wait for more material for submitting the package.

Best wishes,
Jerome

> 
> Regards,
>  Reiner
> 
> [1]: https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds
> 
> 
> 
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