On 2021-06-26, Sandro Tosi wrote:
>> The build date is embedded in copyright statements in various .html
>> documentation:
>>
>>   
>> https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/bullseye/amd64/diffoscope-results/matplotlib.html
>>
>>   ./usr/share/doc/python-matplotlib-doc/html/users/whats_new_old.html
>>
>>   
>> ©·Copyright·2021·-·2012·John·Hunter...·2012·-·2021·The·Matplotlib·development·team.
>>   vs.
>>   
>> ©·Copyright·2021·-·2012·John·Hunter...·2012·-·2022·The·Matplotlib·development·team.
>>
>> The attached patch fixes this by patching doc/conf.py to respect
>> SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH, which is set by dpkg during package builds.
>
> did you forward this patch upstream? can you link the PR/commit here?

Will follow up at:

  https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/issues

They appear to support SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH in other parts of the code, so
hopefully won't have any objection here. :)


> this change should go upstream first and Debian will get it once
> merged. Please follow up with them if you havent done so, this will
> avoid an unproductive back-and-forth in case there are changes
> upstream wants.

Sure thing.


live well,
  vagrant

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