Bug#951031: libtool: remove dates from .info and .html documentation

[Vagrant Cascadian]

On 2020-02-09, Vagrant Cascadian wrote:
> From d5520a1bdf85b868b872ca3e1c2ca60c4613a3c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagr...@reproducible-builds.org>
> Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 03:09:45 +0000
> Subject: Patch to remove dates from .info and .html documentation
>
> ---
>  ...ve-date-from-libtool-texinfo-file-to.patch | 29 +++++++++++++++++++
>  debian/patches/series                         |  1 +
>  2 files changed, 30 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 
> debian/patches/remove-date-from-libtool-texinfo-file-to.patch
>
> diff --git a/debian/patches/remove-date-from-libtool-texinfo-file-to.patch 
> b/debian/patches/remove-date-from-libtool-texinfo-file-to.patch
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..88cfdd3
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/debian/patches/remove-date-from-libtool-texinfo-file-to.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
> +From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagr...@reproducible-builds.org>
> +Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 03:05:43 +0000
> +X-Dgit-Generated: 2.4.6-12 e840405d77a841463dcf6eee1e8e10a82ae8b59d
> +Subject: Remove date from libtool texinfo file to ensure reproducible builds
> +
> +regardless of when it is built.
> +
> +---
> +
> +--- libtool-2.4.6.orig/doc/libtool.texi
> ++++ libtool-2.4.6/doc/libtool.texi
> +@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
> + @set objdir .libs
> + 
> + @copying
> +-This manual is for GNU Libtool (version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}).
> ++This manual is for GNU Libtool (version @value{VERSION}).
> + 
> + Copyright @copyright{} 1996-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> + 
> +@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ the section entitled ``GNU Free Document
> + 
> + @titlepage
> + @title GNU Libtool
> +-@subtitle For version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}
> ++@subtitle For version @value{VERSION}
> + @author Gordon Matzigkeit
> + @author Alexandre Oliva
> + @author Thomas Tanner
> diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
> index 4503119..9a7831d 100644
> --- a/debian/patches/series
> +++ b/debian/patches/series
> @@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ libtool-eval-nm.patch
>  0050-documentation.patch
>  0055-pass-flags-unchanged.patch
>  0060-ar.patch
> +remove-date-from-libtool-texinfo-file-to.patch
> -- 
> 2.20.1

It would be nice to see this land in bullseye... would you consider
uploading soon or be amenable to an NMU?


live well,
  vagrant

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