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From: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:40:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH v5] Makefile: Add build time and compiler info string
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>>>>> "Bin" == Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com> writes:

Hi,

 >> Users will have to figure-out/remember a fixed build date when
 >> using SOURCE_DATA_EPOCH for reproducible builds whereas
 >> users don't need to do anything when BUILD_INFO is not defined.

 > This is not 100% true as with current OpenSBI we never claim its build
 > is fully reproducible. For example, one can easily add __DATE__ to the
 > source codes which will alter unless we provide SOURCE_DATA_EPOCH.

Notice that GCC >= 7 does in fact look for SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH in the
environment and change the behaviour of the __DATE__ / __TIME__ macros:

https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/cpp/Environment-Variables.html

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard