Re: [PATCH 1/1] libtool: allow for use of reproducible_build bbclass

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 01:27:39PM -0700, Joe Slater wrote:
> In a reproducible build environment, do not put the build host
> name into libtool.
>...
> +Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [embedded specific]
>...

This is not specific to embedded.

> +--- a/m4/libtool.m4
> ++++ b/m4/libtool.m4
> +@@ -728,7 +728,17 @@ _LT_CONFIG_SAVE_COMMANDS([
> +     cat <<_LT_EOF >> "$cfgfile"
> + #! $SHELL
> + # Generated automatically by $as_me ($PACKAGE) $VERSION
> ++_LT_EOF
> ++    if test -n "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}"; then
> ++        cat <<_LT_EOF >> "$cfgfile"
> ++# Libtool was configured for a reproducible build: ${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}
> ++_LT_EOF
> ++    else
> ++        cat <<_LT_EOF >> "$cfgfile"
> + # Libtool was configured on host `(hostname || uname -n) 2>/dev/null | sed 1q`:
> ++_LT_EOF
> ++    fi
> ++    cat <<_LT_EOF >> "$cfgfile"
> + # NOTE: Changes made to this file will be lost: look at ltmain.sh.
> + 
>...

The Debian patch for the same purpose simply removes the problematic 
line - a comment with the build host was anyways not important information.

cu
Adrian

-- 

       "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out
        of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
       "Only a promise," Lao Er said.
                                       Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed