Bug#777293: bitmap-mule: please make the build reproducible

[Chris Lamb]

Source: bitmap-mule
Version: 8.5+0.20030825.0433-15
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-bui...@lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: timestamps
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-bui...@lists.alioth.debian.org

Hi,

While working on the "reproducible builds" effort [1], we have noticed
that bitmap-mule could not be built reproducibly.

The attached patch removes timestamps from the build system. Once
applied, bitmap-mule can be built reproducibly in our current
experimental
framework.

 [1]: https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds


Regards,

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diff -urNad bitmap-mule.orig/bitmap-mule-8.5+0.20030825.0433/debian/rules 
bitmap-mule/bitmap-mule-8.5+0.20030825.0433/debian/rules
--- bitmap-mule.orig/bitmap-mule-8.5+0.20030825.0433/debian/rules       
2015-02-07 11:01:58.968180966 +0000
+++ bitmap-mule/bitmap-mule-8.5+0.20030825.0433/debian/rules    2015-02-07 
11:08:47.030156790 +0000
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
        install -d $(CURDIR)/debian/xfonts-bitmap-mule$(FONTS_DIR)
        cp font/*.pcf debian/xfonts-bitmap-mule$(FONTS_DIR)
-       gzip -9 debian/xfonts-bitmap-mule$(FONTS_DIR)/*.pcf
+       gzip -9n debian/xfonts-bitmap-mule$(FONTS_DIR)/*.pcf
 
        touch install-stamp