Debian Bug report logs - #1120871
tkgate: please make the build reproducible

Package: src:tkgate; Maintainer for src:tkgate is Debian Science Maintainers <debian-science-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>;

Reported by: "Chris Lamb" <lamby@debian.org>

Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:33:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Found in version tkgate/2.1+repack-8

Done: "Chris Lamb" <lamby@debian.org>

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Debian Science Maintainers <debian-science-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org> (src:tkgate for {1120871}), reproducible-bugs@lists.alioth.debian.org (additional cc recipient for {1120871}):
Bug#1120871; Package src:tkgate. (Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:33:02 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Acknowledgement sent to "Chris Lamb" <lamby@debian.org>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to reproducible-bugs@lists.alioth.debian.org, debian-science-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org. (Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:33:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

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Source: tkgate
Version: 2.1+repack-8
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
User: reproducible-builds@lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: nocheck
X-Debbugs-Cc: reproducible-bugs@lists.alioth.debian.org

Hi,

Whilst working on the Reproducible Builds effort [0], we noticed that
tkgate could not be built reproducibly.

This is because it ships a different binary package depending on
whether the testsuite is run or not.

Specifically, running the tests bumps the modification time of the
test/tkgate directory (as files are created inside), and so the binary
package has different directory metadata depending on whether the tests
are run or not.

A patch is attached that will set the mtime of this directory to the
value of SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH regardless of whether the tests are run or
not.

 [0] https://reproducible-builds.org/


Regards,

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Reply sent to "Chris Lamb" <lamby@debian.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:35:01 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Notification sent to "Chris Lamb" <lamby@debian.org>:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:35:01 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).

Message #10 received at 1120871-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

Duplicate of #1120870 - my MUA sent two copes of the same email.



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Debian Bug report logs - #1120871 tkgate: please make the build reproducible

Debian Bug report logs - #1120871
tkgate: please make the build reproducible