Hi guys, Some work in Debian is pushing toward reproducible builds [1] and that work is advancing quite well. At the moment, 83%+ of the whole archive passes.
SoX isn't one of those packages though as it uses timestamps macros [2]. These timestamps macros are only use to tell users/coders about the date/time at which SoX or libsox were built. It is suggested/recommended that the use of such macros be dropped altogether [3]. While I haven't received any pressure to make a move yet, I'm sure that'll come sooner than later. I'm therefore asking for your opinion on this. Do you see a problem in removing the use of those macros in SoX (thus removing that information from sox_version_info) ? I personally don't see that information bringing much to the table. My hunch is that it was added in the first place because others were doing it as well. I might be wrong tho. Thanks, -Pascal [1] https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds/About [2] https://reproducible.debian.net/rb-pkg/sox.html [3] https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds/TimestampsFromCPPMacros -- Homepage (http://organact.mine.nu) Debian GNU/Linux (http://www.debian.org) COMunité/LACIME: École de technologie supérieure (http://www.comunite.ca) ISIP Laboratory: McGill (http://www.isip.ece.mcgill.ca) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ SoX-devel mailing list SoX-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sox-devel
