[Python-modules-team] Bug#838713: python-xlib: please make the build reproducible

[Chris Lamb]

Source: python-xlib
Version: 0.14+20091101-5
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,

Whilst working on the Reproducible Builds effort [0], I noticed
that python-xlib could not be built reproducibly.

Patch attached.

 [0] https://reproducible-builds.org/


Regards,

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diff --git a/debian/patches/texi2html.patch b/debian/patches/texi2html.patch
index 3652cdb..10c3436 100644
--- a/debian/patches/texi2html.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/texi2html.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Subject: use system texi2html
  
  python-xlib_toc.html: $(SRCS)
 -	./texi2html -splitnode -menu $(TOPSRC)
-+	texi2html -split=node -menu $(TOPSRC)
++	texi2html --build-date=$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH) -split=node -menu $(TOPSRC)
  	ln -sf python-xlib_toc.html index.html
  
  clean: