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Van: Charlie Li <
vishwin@freebsd.org>
Datum: dinsdag, 11 november 2025 14:13
Aan: Kurt Jaeger <
pi@freebsd.org>
CC:
ports@freebsd.org
Onderwerp: Re: Reproducible builds of ports
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Kurt Jaeger wrote:
Hi!
cen wrote:
The goal is bit-for-bit reproducibility, "functionally" is not enough=
.
This is completely impossible for any operating system package
distribution. "Functionally" is the best you can get.
Debian does it, so it does not seem to be out of the realm of
the possible.
They have efforts towards the goal, but it is a stretch to say they have =
achieved it, and they admit it as such:
https://wiki.debian.org/Reproducibl= eBuilds
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Charlie Li
...nope, still don't have an exit line.
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At the same time... If you look at the graph at the bottom of that page, th=
ey came quite far already. =F0=9F=91=8F=F0=9F=91=8F=F0=9F=91=8F
Regards,
Ronald.
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<p><strong>Van:</strong> Charlie Li <
vishwin@freebsd.org><br> <strong>Datum:</strong> dinsdag, 11 november 2025 14:13<br> <strong>Aan:</strong> Kurt Jaeger <
pi@freebsd.org><br> <strong>CC:</strong>
ports@freebsd.org<br>
<strong>Onderwerp:</strong> Re: Reproducible builds of ports</p>
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<div class=3D"TextPlainViewer" id=3D"P.P.P1.P1">Kurt Jaeger wrote:<br>
> Hi!<br>
><br>
>> cen wrote:<br>
>>> The goal is bit-for-bit reproducibility, "functionally" is not=
enough.<br>
><br>
>> This is completely impossible for any operating system package<br> >> distribution. "Functionally" is the best you can get.<br>
><br>
> Debian does it, so it does not seem to be out of the realm of<br>
> the possible.<br>
><br>
They have efforts towards the goal, but it is a stretch to say they have ac= hieved it, and they admit it as such: <a href=3D"
https://wiki.debian.org/Re= producibleBuilds">
https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds</a><br>
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Charlie Li<br>
...nope, still don't have an exit line.</div>
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At the same time... If you look at the graph at the bottom of that page, th=
ey came quite far already. =F0=9F=91=8F=F0=9F=91=8F=F0=9F=91=8F<br>
Regards,<br>
Ronald.<br>
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