[OE-core] [PATCH] ncurses_6.0: Improve reproducibility

[Khem Raj]

On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 2:29 PM Juro Bystricky <juro.bystricky at intel.com>
wrote:

> Build static libraries without the binutils "ar" -U option.
> This option deliberately breaks deterministic mode.


While this patch is ok it would be better if we configured binutils with
enable-deterministic-archives option please file a ticket for it

>
> The option seems to be a relic from 2015, intended as a workaround
> for some unspecified build problems.
>
> [YOCTO#11247]
>
> Signed-off-by: Juro Bystricky <juro.bystricky at intel.com>
> ---
>  .../ncurses/files/configure-reproducible.patch       | 20
> ++++++++++++++++++++
>  meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses_6.0+20161126.bb    |  1 +
>  2 files changed, 21 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644
> meta/recipes-core/ncurses/files/configure-reproducible.patch
>
> diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/files/configure-reproducible.patch
> b/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/files/configure-reproducible.patch
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..54a8bdc
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/files/configure-reproducible.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
> +"configure" enforces -U for ar flags, breaking deterministic builds.
> +The flag was added to fix some vaguely specified "recent POSIX binutil
> +build problems" in 2015.
> +
> +Upstream-Status: Pending
> +Signed-off-by: Juro Bystricky <juro.bystricky at intel.com>
> +
> +diff --git a/configure b/configure
> +index 7f31208..aa80911 100755
> +--- a/configure
> ++++ b/configure
> +@@ -4428,7 +4428,7 @@ if test "${cf_cv_ar_flags+set}" = set; then
> + else
> +
> +       cf_cv_ar_flags=unknown
> +-      for cf_ar_flags in -curvU -curv curv -crv crv -cqv cqv -rv rv
> ++      for cf_ar_flags in -curv curv -crv crv -cqv cqv -rv rv
> +       do
> +
> +               # check if $ARFLAGS already contains this choice
> diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses_6.0+20161126.bb
> b/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses_6.0+20161126.bb
> index e95741f..ace3108 100644
> --- a/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses_6.0+20161126.bb
> +++ b/meta/recipes-core/ncurses/ncurses_6.0+20161126.bb
> @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require ncurses.inc
>  SRC_URI += "file://tic-hang.patch \
>              file://fix-cflags-mangle.patch \
>              file://config.cache \
> +            file://configure-reproducible.patch \
>  "
>  # commit id corresponds to the revision in package version
>  SRCREV = "3db0bd19cb50e3d9b4f2cf15b7a102fe11302068"
> --
> 2.7.4
>
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