Debian Bug report logs - #872460
gcab: please make the output reproducible

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: gcab: please make the output reproducible

Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:46:22 -0700

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Source: gcab
Version: 0.7-3
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds@lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: timezone toolchain
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-bugs@lists.alioth.debian.org

Hi,

Whilst working on the Reproducible Builds effort [0], we noticed
that gcab generates .cab files that are not reproducible. This
affects packages such as fwupd.

This is because the embedded dates are encoded with the current
timezone.

Patch attached.

 [0] https://reproducible-builds.org/


Regards,

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Message #10 received at 872460@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>

To: 872460@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: gcab: please make the output reproducible

Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:55:33 -0700

forwarded 872460 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=786435
thanks


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Message #17 received at 872460-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Stephen Kitt <skitt@debian.org>

To: 872460-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#872460: fixed in gcab 0.7-4

Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 21:04:50 +0000

Source: gcab
Source-Version: 0.7-4

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
gcab, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 872460@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Stephen Kitt <skitt@debian.org> (supplier of updated gcab package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)


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Format: 1.8
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 22:43:03 +0200
Source: gcab
Binary: gcab libgcab-1.0-0 libgcab-dev libgcab-doc gir1.2-gcab-1.0
Architecture: source
Version: 0.7-4
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Stephen Kitt <skitt@debian.org>
Changed-By: Stephen Kitt <skitt@debian.org>
Description:
 gcab       - Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation tool
 gir1.2-gcab-1.0 - Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library - gir bindings
 libgcab-1.0-0 - Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library
 libgcab-dev - Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library - development files
 libgcab-doc - Microsoft Cabinet file manipulation library - documentation
Closes: 872460
Changes:
 gcab (0.7-4) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Add overrides for Lintian’s “spelling error” covering the use of “GNU
     Public License” (which refers to the general concept here).
   * Make gcab produce reproducible cabinets; thanks to Chris Lamb for the
     patch. Closes: #872460.
   * Fix an invalid libgcab-dev link in libgcab-doc.
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Message #22 received at 872460@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>

To: 872460@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: gcab: please make the output reproducible

Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 15:06:32 -0700

tags 872460 + fixed-upstream
thanks

This was merged upstream:

  https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=786435


Regards,

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