[Reproducible-builds] Bug#794011: gzip: please make the build reproducible

[Valentin Lorentz]

Source: gzip
Version: 1.6-4
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!

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

The attached patch removes a timestamp from the documentation. Once
applied, gzip can be built reproducibly in our current experimental
framework.

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

Regards,
Valentin
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