Debian Bug report logs - #950419
m4: reproducible builds: Includes date in generated documentation and .info files

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

From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: m4: reproducible builds: Includes date in generated documentation and .info files

Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 03:50:19 -0800

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Package: m4
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds@lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: timestamps
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-bugs@lists.alioth.debian.org

The .html documentation generated for the m4-doc package includes the
date in the comments, and the .info pages generated for the m4 package
also include the date of the build.

Attached is a patch which removes the date from the generated
documentation and info files.

Thanks for maintaining m4!

live well,
  vagrant

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From d08756df93f65d0cdcdf21f110522268dbf2a5db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org>
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 03:40:52 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Patch to remove date from makeinfo generated documentation,
 enabling reproducible builds regardless of build date.

---
 ...date-from-m4-texinfo-file-to-ensure-.patch | 26 +++++++++++++++++++
 debian/patches/series                         |  1 +
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 debian/patches/03-Patch-to-remove-date-from-m4-texinfo-file-to-ensure-.patch

diff --git a/debian/patches/03-Patch-to-remove-date-from-m4-texinfo-file-to-ensure-.patch b/debian/patches/03-Patch-to-remove-date-from-m4-texinfo-file-to-ensure-.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecf6f8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/03-Patch-to-remove-date-from-m4-texinfo-file-to-ensure-.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 8650983dc04ddc719897293bc174962e8537dff1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org>
+Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 03:14:26 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] Patch to remove date from m4 texinfo file to ensure
+ reproducible builds regardless of when it is built.
+
+---
+ doc/m4.texi | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/doc/m4.texi b/doc/m4.texi
+index aa95e9f..a1a2c88 100644
+--- a/doc/m4.texi
++++ b/doc/m4.texi
+@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
+ 
+ @copying
+ 
+-This manual (@value{UPDATED}) is for GNU M4 (version
++This manual is for GNU M4 (version
+ @value{VERSION}), a package containing an implementation of the m4 macro
+ language.
+ 
+-- 
+2.20.1
+
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index fa320f5..903352e 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 01-fix-ftbfs-with-glibc-2.28.patch
 02-documentencoding.patch
+03-Patch-to-remove-date-from-m4-texinfo-file-to-ensure-.patch
-- 
2.20.1

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Message #10 received at 950419@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org>

To: 950419@bugs.debian.org

Cc: sanvila@debian.org

Subject: Re: m4: reproducible builds: Includes date in generated documentation and .info files

Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:03:52 -0800

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On 2020-02-01, Vagrant Cascadian wrote:
> From d08756df93f65d0cdcdf21f110522268dbf2a5db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org>
> Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 03:40:52 -0800
> Subject: [PATCH] Patch to remove date from makeinfo generated documentation,
>  enabling reproducible builds regardless of build date.
>
> ---
>  ...date-from-m4-texinfo-file-to-ensure-.patch | 26 +++++++++++++++++++
>  debian/patches/series                         |  1 +
>  2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 debian/patches/03-Patch-to-remove-date-from-m4-texinfo-file-to-ensure-.patch
>
> diff --git a/debian/patches/03-Patch-to-remove-date-from-m4-texinfo-file-to-ensure-.patch b/debian/patches/03-Patch-to-remove-date-from-m4-texinfo-file-to-ensure-.patch
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..ecf6f8d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/debian/patches/03-Patch-to-remove-date-from-m4-texinfo-file-to-ensure-.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
> +From 8650983dc04ddc719897293bc174962e8537dff1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> +From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org>
> +Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 03:14:26 -0800
> +Subject: [PATCH] Patch to remove date from m4 texinfo file to ensure
> + reproducible builds regardless of when it is built.
> +
> +---
> + doc/m4.texi | 2 +-
> + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> +
> +diff --git a/doc/m4.texi b/doc/m4.texi
> +index aa95e9f..a1a2c88 100644
> +--- a/doc/m4.texi
> ++++ b/doc/m4.texi
> +@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
> + 
> + @copying
> + 
> +-This manual (@value{UPDATED}) is for GNU M4 (version
> ++This manual is for GNU M4 (version
> + @value{VERSION}), a package containing an implementation of the m4 macro
> + language.
> + 
> +-- 
> +2.20.1
> +
> diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
> index fa320f5..903352e 100644
> --- a/debian/patches/series
> +++ b/debian/patches/series
> @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
>  01-fix-ftbfs-with-glibc-2.28.patch
>  02-documentencoding.patch
> +03-Patch-to-remove-date-from-m4-texinfo-file-to-ensure-.patch
> -- 
> 2.20.1

I would very much like to see this land in bullseye; would you consider
uploading soon or be amenable to an NMU?


live well,
  vagrant

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Message #15 received at 950419@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>

To: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@reproducible-builds.org>, 950419@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#950419: m4: reproducible builds: Includes date in generated documentation and .info files

Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 22:29:00 +0100

On Fri, Jan 01, 2021 at 01:03:52PM -0800, Vagrant Cascadian wrote:

> I would very much like to see this land in bullseye; would you consider
> uploading soon or be amenable to an NMU?

No. NMUs are not welcome, because this is not serious.

I would like very much to see people concentrated on really important
things. For example, I reported a lot of FTBFS bugs during the
development stage of buster, and some of them are still unfixed.

If/when I see we get our priorities right I will be happy to work on
reproducible issues again.

Thanks.

Message #20 received at 950419-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Debian FTP Masters <ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org>

To: 950419-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#950419: fixed in m4 1.4.18-5

Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:04:03 +0000

Source: m4
Source-Version: 1.4.18-5
Done: Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org>

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
m4, 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 950419@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org> (supplier of updated m4 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: Tue, 05 Jan 2021 23:34:00 +0100
Source: m4
Architecture: source
Version: 1.4.18-5
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org>
Changed-By: Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org>
Closes: 950419
Changes:
 m4 (1.4.18-5) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Remove date from generated html and info files. Closes: #950419.
     Thanks to Vagrant Cascadian.
   * Raise debhelper compatibility version from 9 to 10.
   * Use https in homepage, copyright and watchfile.
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