Re: Reproducible builds of ports

Van: Charlie Li <[email protected]>
Datum: dinsdag, 11 november 2025 14:13
Aan: Kurt Jaeger <[email protected]>
CC: [email protected]
Onderwerp: Re: Reproducible builds of ports
> 
> Kurt Jaeger wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> >> cen wrote:
> >>> The goal is bit-for-bit reproducibility, "functionally" is not enough.
> >
> >> This is completely impossible for any operating system package
> >> distribution. "Functionally" is the best you can get.
> >
> > Debian does it, so it does not seem to be out of the realm of
> > the possible.
> >
> They have efforts towards the goal, but it is a stretch to say they have achieved it, and they admit it as such: https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds
> 
> -- 
> Charlie Li
> ...nope, still don't have an exit line.
> 
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At the same time... If you look at the graph at the bottom of that page, they came quite far already. 👏👏👏

Regards,
Ronald.