Re: [PATCH] nscd_stat.c: make the build reproducible

[Aurelien Jarno <aurelien at aurel32 dot net>]

On 2016-03-08 18:37, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On 08 Mar 2016 18:06, Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> > nscd_stat.c uses the __DATE__ and __TIME__ macros to make sure the
> > client and the server use the same format. This prevents reproducible
> > builds and fails to build with -Werror=date-time. In addition another
> > build of the same file a bit later does not necessary imply a change
> > in the format.
> > 
> > Instead compute a checksum of the file in the Makefile and pass it to
> > the preprocessor with the -D option. Use the md5sum command limited to
> > 20 characters to avoid changing the structure size.
> 
> this doesn't take into consideration the HAVE_SELINUX knob ...

Correct. Back to the design board, I'll try to provide a new solution.
Don't hesitate to tell if you have ideas.

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