Package: a2ps Severity: normal Tags: patch User: reproducible-builds@lists.alioth.debian.org Usertags: timestamps X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-bugs@lists.alioth.debian.org The README and a2ps embed the build time: https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/bullseye/amd64/diffoscope-results/a2ps.html README Mon·Nov·30·21:05:05·-12·2020 vs. Tue·Jan··4·05:31:47·+14·2022 The attached patches fix this by passing arguments to date to support SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH and by removing the UPDATED calls in the .texi files used to generate the documentation. Thanks for maintaining a2ps! live well, vagrant
From 4c7ac30978cf3d4657274e139d4b1f30155f63e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020 07:16:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] etc/Makefile.*: Pass arguments to date to support SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH when generating README. https://reproducible-builds.org/docs/source-date-epoch/ --- etc/Makefile.am | 2 +- etc/Makefile.in | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/etc/Makefile.am b/etc/Makefile.am index b0cdcac..9b75777 100644 --- a/etc/Makefile.am +++ b/etc/Makefile.am @@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ a2ps.cfg: a2ps_cfg Makefile # Building a time stamp to know the version. README: README.in Makefile - sed "s!@date@!`date`!g;s!@version@!$(VERSION)!g" \ + sed "s!@date@!`LC_ALL=C date --utc --date=@$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)`!g;s!@version@!$(VERSION)!g" \ $(srcdir)/README.in > README diff --git a/etc/Makefile.in b/etc/Makefile.in index 0fe7d4c..50af809 100644 --- a/etc/Makefile.in +++ b/etc/Makefile.in @@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ a2ps.cfg: a2ps_cfg Makefile # Building a time stamp to know the version. README: README.in Makefile - sed "s!@date@!`date`!g;s!@version@!$(VERSION)!g" \ + sed "s!@date@!`LC_ALL=C date --utc --date=@$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)`!g;s!@version@!$(VERSION)!g" \ $(srcdir)/README.in > README # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables. # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded. -- 2.20.1
From b21b23ae6a8e867b4941eab3486d6d940ae48f61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org>
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020 07:52:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] doc/a2ps.texi: Remove dates from generated documentation.
---
doc/a2ps.texi | 5 ++---
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/a2ps.texi b/doc/a2ps.texi
index 5a99e8d..18c0f91 100644
--- a/doc/a2ps.texi
+++ b/doc/a2ps.texi
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ approved by the author.
@titlepage
@title GNU a2ps, version @value{VERSION}
@subtitle General Purpose PostScript Generating Utility
-@subtitle Edition @value{EDITION}, @value{UPDATED}
+@subtitle Edition @value{EDITION}
@author Akim Demaille
@author Miguel Santana
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ GNU @pack{} is a filter which generates PostScript from various formats,
with pretty-printing features, strong support for many alphabets, and
customizable layout.
-This is Edition @value{VERSION} of the @pack{} documentation, updated
-@value{UPDATED}.
+This is Edition @value{VERSION} of the @pack{} documentation.
@menu
* Introduction:: Foreword
--
2.20.1
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