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Bug#845034: initramfs-tools: please ensure initrd images are reproducible



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On Sun, 20 Nov 2016 22:35:13 +0100 Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org> wrote:
> Chris Lamb wrote:
> 
> > Patch attached.
> 
> Updated patch attached, which passes --reproducible to cpio (>= 2.12)
> to ensure inode numbers are renumbered.

I'd much prefer to add a versioned dependency on the new cpio (when
available) than to probe for it ar run-time.  (initramfs-tools already
has dependencies and incompatibilities that prevent it from being
backported to jessie, so this wouldn't make that any worse.)

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice
versa.

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