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

[Jochen Sprickerhof]

* Drew Parsons <dparsons at emerall.com> [2026-07-31 16:12]:
>On 2026-07-31 15:58, Jochen Sprickerhof wrote:
>>>
>>>eccodes upstream has seen fit to make the library build date a part of
>>>their API via codes_get_build_date()
>>>
>>>Debian now has an enforced policy of reproducible builds, which is
>>>deliberately violated by eccodes through this codes_get_build_date()
>>
>>Should be fixed by #1143169 or do I miss something?
>
>No, 1143169 does not address this bug directly.

Can you explain why? #1143169 explicitly says that Alastair will request 
a binNMU of eccodes which will make it reproducible (according to my 
tests) which will allow it to migrate.

>This issue is blocking cfgrib,
>which blocks a long chain of reverse dependencies.

I expect eccodes to migrate in 2-3 days, is there any urgency to do it 
earlier? In that case we can ask the release team for a migration hint.
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