[patch] proposed change for the pms document

0001-emerge.tex-allow-external-timestamp-source-for-file-.patch (text/plain), 1.13 KB, created by Timothy Kenno Handojo on 2024-06-24 15:13:56 UTC

From c1dc467204bd31a90f7352792c46e0e70113cfaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Timothy Kenno Handojo <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 22:05:49 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] emerge.tex: allow external timestamp source for file mtime

This external timestamp would make a more deterministic mtime,
paving a way for reproducible build.

Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/934804
Signed-off-by: Timothy Kenno Handojo <[e-mail]>
---
 merge.tex | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/merge.tex b/merge.tex
index 83eab01..041d4b5 100644
--- a/merge.tex
+++ b/merge.tex
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ being compressed before merging. Exceptions to this are files newly
 created by the package manager and binary object files being stripped
 of symbols.
 
+When the source of timestamp is provided, such as from the package's
+ebuild file, then it shall be used instead. Every file would then be
+touched with that timestamp.
+
 When preserving, the seconds part of every regular file's mtime must
 be preserved exactly. The sub-second part must either be set to zero,
 or set to the greatest value supported by the operating system and
-- 
2.44.2