Lasse Collin:
> posix-shell.m4 comes from gnulib
>
> [..]
>
> One can force the POSIX shell to a specific value on the configure
> command line by passing, for example, "gl_cv_posix_shell=/bin/sh" as an
> argument. It's not documented in the --help output but it's mentioned
> in INSTALL section 3.1. That is an alternative to patching to get
> reproducible builds.
>
Hi Lasse,
Looks like the gnulib guys weren't willing to accept my patch so I'll go the
gl_cv_posix_shell route. This is Debian-specific, so xz-utils won't need to
make any changes.
Thanks for your time and your pointers!
@Debian maintainer, please see the attached patch.
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diff -Nru xz-utils-5.1.1alpha+20120614/debian/changelog
xz-utils-5.1.1alpha+20120614/debian/changelog
--- xz-utils-5.1.1alpha+20120614/debian/changelog 2015-06-18
20:27:36.000000000 +0200
+++ xz-utils-5.1.1alpha+20120614/debian/changelog 2016-07-05
23:35:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+xz-utils (5.1.1alpha+20120614-2.2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+ * Non-maintainer upload.
+ * Force a constant /bin/sh for installed scripts. This helps the build
+ be reproducible; /bin/sh on Debian is always POSIX. (Closes: #806331)
+
+ -- Ximin Luo <infini...@debian.org> Sun, 03 Jul 2016 10:42:33 +0200
+
xz-utils (5.1.1alpha+20120614-2.1) unstable; urgency=medium
[ Helmut Grohne ]
diff -Nru xz-utils-5.1.1alpha+20120614/debian/rules
xz-utils-5.1.1alpha+20120614/debian/rules
--- xz-utils-5.1.1alpha+20120614/debian/rules 2012-10-12 00:38:38.000000000
+0200
+++ xz-utils-5.1.1alpha+20120614/debian/rules 2016-07-03 11:01:15.000000000
+0200
@@ -66,12 +66,14 @@
debian/normal-build/Makefile debian/normal-build/Doxyfile: $(configure_input)
dh_auto_configure --builddirectory debian/normal-build -- \
+ $(opt_reproduce) \
--disable-threads --disable-static \
$(opt_optimize) $(opt_quiet) \
--disable-xzdec --disable-lzmadec
debian/static-build/Makefile: $(configure_input)
dh_auto_configure --builddirectory debian/static-build -- \
+ $(opt_reproduce) \
--disable-threads --disable-shared \
--enable-liblzma2-compat \
$(opt_optimize) $(opt_quiet) \
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@
debian/xzdec-build/Makefile: $(configure_input)
dh_auto_configure --builddirectory debian/xzdec-build -- \
+ $(opt_reproduce) \
--disable-shared --disable-nls --disable-encoders \
--enable-small --disable-threads \
--disable-liblzma2-compat \
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@
flags_cmd = dpkg-buildflags --export=configure
opt_optimize = $(shell $(flags_cmd))
opt_optimize_small = $(shell $(small_flags_env) $(flags_cmd))
+opt_reproduce = gl_cv_posix_shell=/bin/sh
opt_no_act =
opt_quiet =
