Bug#1118385: Non-reproducibility in pdfTeX

John Collins <[email protected]> Wed, 13 May 2026 10:21:58 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.tetex
Message-ID <7ca4d0a1-42b3-47f0-9c33-75bddddf5f67__26987.7771659353$1778682211$gmane$org@psu.edu>
On 5/13/26 2:01 AM, Norbert Preining wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> On Tue, 12 May 2026, John Collins wrote:
>> ! /ID [<BAC5ECC86743A24DB489859FD6D0C0AF> <BAC5ECC86743A24DB489859FD6D0C0AF>]
> 
> I don't think this is the issue at hand.
> This is known since **ages** and the reproducible build initiative
> has developed tools to deal with that.

I agree completely.  That also means that the posted example of 
non-reproducibility was irrelevant; that example was my starting point, i.e., 
the files ref_man1.pdf and ref_man2.pdf

Sorry for the noise.

John