Bug#973806: metakernel: please make the build reproducible

[Chris Lamb]

Source: metakernel
Version: 0.27.1-1
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: timestamps
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-bugs at lists.alioth.debian.org

Hi,

Whilst working on the Reproducible Builds effort [0] we noticed that
metakernel could not be built reproducibly.

This is because it embeds the build year into the documentation:

  ©·Copyright·2020·-·2021,·Metakernel·contributors.<br/

Patch attached that uses SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH [1].

 [0] https://reproducible-builds.org/
 [1] https://reproducible-builds.org/specs/source-date-epoch/


Regards,

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