[Reproducible-builds] Bug#777441: unicon: fails to build reproducibly because cin2tab produces output in random order

[Maria Valentina Marin]

Source: unicon
Version: 3.0.4-14
Severity: wishlist
User: reproducible-builds at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: timestamps fileordering

Hi!

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

We observed that the file cantonese.tab is different between individual rebuilds.
It seems that the program cin2tab uses a hash table and does not sort its output.

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

cheers, akira