[Reproducible-builds] Bug#775228: gamera: please make the build reproducible

[Reiner Herrmann]

Source: gamera
Version: 3.4.1+svn1423-4
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: randomness

Hi!

While working on the “reproducible builds” effort [1], we have noticed
that gamera could not be built reproducibly.

The example/documentation images generated during the build depend
on random values, which are seeded with the current system time.
The attached patch fixes this by seeding the PRNG with a fixed value.
Once applied, gamera can be built reproducibly in our current
experimental framework.

Regards,
 Reiner

 [1]: https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds

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