Hi, > Would it be possible to set in stone that packages are supposed to > always be built in an environment where LC_ALL=C.UTF-8, or, in other > words, that builders must set LC_ALL=C.UTF-8?
This would be the opposite of the current rule. Setting LC_ALL=C in debian/rules is an one-liner. If your package is not reproducible without it, then your package is broken. It can go in with the workaround, but the underlying problem should be fixed at some point. The reproducible builds checker explicitly tests different locales to ensure reproducibility. Adding this requirement would require disabling this check, and thus hide an entire class of bugs from detection. Simon
