[RTEMS Project] #4941: Test suite files produced by rtems-syms are not reproducible

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#4941: Test suite files produced by rtems-syms are not reproducible
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 Reporter:  Sebastian Huber  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  6.1
Component:  lib/dl           |     Version:  6
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
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Comment (by Chris Johns):

 Replying to [comment:10 Sebastian Huber]:
 > Replying to [comment:9 Chris Johns]:
 > > Replying to [comment:8 Sebastian Huber]:
 > > > My off hand guess is that a file mtime, ctime, or atime is added to
 the *-sym.o object by rtems-syms.
 > >
 > > This is not a tar file, it is linked into the test executable because
 the tests run with embedded symbols. This is the reason the link process
 has 2 phases.
 >
 > The input files are identical except the file metadata.

 I am not sure what metadata you are referring to?

 > >
 > > > For me this issue is not important enough to delay the release.
 > >
 > > Why then set the milestone for 6.1?
 >
 > It would be nice to have.

 Is this ticket the only outstanding issue related to having reproducible
 builds?

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Ticket URL: <http://devel.rtems.org/ticket/4941#comment:11>
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