[Debichem-devel] Bug#1024290: xtb: reproducible builds: Embeds build time, username and hostname in various files:

[Vagrant Cascadian]

Source: xtb
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: hostname timestamps username
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-bugs at lists.alioth.debian.org

The time, username and hostname are embedded in /usr/bin/xtb and
various other files:

  https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/bookworm/amd64/diffoscope-results/xtb.html

  /usr/bin/xtb

  2022-11-12
  vs.
  2023-12-15	   
  
  'pbuilder1 at ionos5-amd64'
  vs.
  'pbuilder2 at i-capture-the-hostname'  

The attached patch fixes this by patching meson.build to use
SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH for the date, and set placeholder values for the user
and hostname.

According to my local tests, With this patch applied xtb should build
reproducibly on tests.reproducible-builds.org!


Thanks for maintaining xtb!

live well,
  vagrant
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