Bug#990246: vlc: reproducible builds: Embeds build username and hostname in binaries

[Vagrant Cascadian]

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

The build username and build system hostname are embedded in binaries
shipped in vlc:

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

  ./usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libvlccore.so.9.0.0 

  pbuilder1
  vs.
  pbuilder2

  ionos11-amd64
  vs.
  i-capture-the-hostname

The attached patch fixes this by setting VLC_COMPILE_BY and
VLC_COMPILE_HOST to empty values in configure.ac.


This patch does not address all reproducibility issues in vlc
(e.g. build paths), though applying it reduces the diff for the
remaining issues.


Thanks for maintaining vlc!


live well,
  vagrant
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