[Python-modules-team] Bug#816214: python-pip: please make the build reproducible

[Reiner Herrmann]

Source: python-pip
Version: 8.0.3-2
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: timestamps
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org

Hi!

While working on the "reproducible builds" effort [1], we have noticed
that python-pip could not be built reproducibly.
It embeds the current date and time into a Python script.

The attached patch removes this timestamp.

Regards,
 Reiner

[1]: https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds
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diff --git a/debian/makepip.py b/debian/makepip.py
index 10397bb..76eb798 100644
--- a/debian/makepip.py
+++ b/debian/makepip.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 TEMPLATE = """\
 #!{shebang}
-# GENERATED BY DEBIAN ON {date} UTC
+# GENERATED BY DEBIAN
 
 import sys
 
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