Bug#1143190: reproducibility: codes_get_build_date() returns library build date

[Jochen Sprickerhof]

Hi Drew,

* Drew Parsons <dparsons at debian.org> [2026-07-31 15:45]:
>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?

Should be fixed by #1143169 or do I miss something?

Cheers Jochen
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