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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-02-06 14:06:28 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2014-02-06 14:06:28 +0100
commitcc0a12822659d2eadaf0401d1660f558da004b4b (patch)
tree9aa97d73dd019441890b439365326e9bafca1727 /gnu/packages/base.scm
parent2c1dea853d98c16f9f15b731d7d5950e4d79b58b (diff)
downloadguix-cc0a12822659d2eadaf0401d1660f558da004b4b.tar.gz
gnu: binutils: Build with --enable-deterministic-archives.
* gnu/packages/base.scm (binutils): Add
  '--enable-deterministic-archives' to #:configure-flags.
  Suggestion from Lunar's 2014 FOSDEM talk on reproducible builds.
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diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index ac90b02812..385acdef98 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -340,7 +340,11 @@ change.  GNU make offers many powerful extensions over the standard utility.")
 
                           ;; Install BFD.  It ends up in a hidden directory,
                           ;; but it's here.
-                          "--enable-install-libbfd")))
+                          "--enable-install-libbfd"
+
+                          ;; Make sure 'ar' and 'ranlib' produce archives in a
+                          ;; deterministic fashion.
+                          "--enable-deterministic-archives")))
 
    (synopsis "Binary utilities: bfd gas gprof ld")
    (description