[Reproducible-commits] [notes] 01/01: explain the cause for build-id variation a bit better

[Holger Levsen]

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commit b422d54e4a31237fd3e8b10c864f280068c5fe94
Author: Holger Levsen <holger at layer-acht.org>
Date:   Thu May 21 16:13:08 2015 +0200

    explain the cause for build-id variation a bit better
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 issues.yml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/issues.yml b/issues.yml
index 70e250c..53475af 100644
--- a/issues.yml
+++ b/issues.yml
@@ -316,7 +316,9 @@ timestamps_in_mdl_molfile:
     MDL Molfiles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_table_file) contain a timestamp.
 build_id_variation_requiring_further_investigation:
   description: |
-    GCC embedds a Build ID in elf binaries which varies with every build.
+    GCC embedds a Build ID in elf binaries which varies with every build, this is specified in https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureBuildId#Unique_build_ID
+    Further explaination are at https://sourceware.org/binutils/docs-2.25/ld/Options.html - look at --build-id=style
+    It's totally unclear how to resolve this at the moment, hints welcome.
 timestamps_in_documentation_generated_by_podman:
   description: |
     The module Pod::Man includes timestamps in its embedded manpages:

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