From unknown Mon Aug 18 22:13:14 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#18714: [mdate-sh] use specific timezone when producing input Resent-From: Alon Bar-Lev Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-automake@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:14:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 18714 X-GNU-PR-Package: automake X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 18714@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-automake@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.141324558510315 (code B ref -1); Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:14:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Oct 2014 00:13:05 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43003 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xdpjb-0002gD-Hl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 20:13:04 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:37940) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XdpOe-0001tU-FQ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:51:25 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdpOd-0005WJ-8u for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:51:24 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:44594) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdpOd-0005Vm-67 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:51:23 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39642) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdpOb-0007in-So for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:51:23 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdpOa-0005Pz-LU for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:51:21 -0400 Received: from mail-oi0-x231.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c06::231]:55322) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdpOa-0005OQ-GA for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:51:20 -0400 Received: by mail-oi0-f49.google.com with SMTP id a3so14614686oib.36 for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:51:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=gnxuUlnuFZP00vERe0DYno9f6xUZs4Hd4rx3ewCFsdU=; b=oSJCHVKmmdYYKpFi7tM3rU43EXxuZWqvKswuGPPuXOu7YQoPJyC7DZFJbm1tkL9nWb ZYtjilVRbHp/keSqXQT7cdZFhuGX6xPPKX1I8xrgyyzeAkqwPkCWCK5Gn69bWa+X8mq7 dZcaRl76mUrm3ywEkbV03kpU43l7R6C1jolqu2QiEBcRNr3sauj3y1Dykmd4CLTzlX09 sINxBomo/2OwIz+FTz1E1VXWsdgCRJnaX370LHxqsuUYOTkD4SD9WKhHR6yScA+A3dQ2 VmWYNuhdxIReMNzuMHrMDAbYCmC1c9oqkrssi2CgEhCDaCVfqLkM2AZhRlU0PyauzTOk MgqQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.202.180.6 with SMTP id d6mr1247453oif.33.1413244279548; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:51:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.202.59.131 with HTTP; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:51:19 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 02:51:19 +0300 Message-ID: From: Alon Bar-Lev Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113d4b504372840505569347 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 20:13:01 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) --001a113d4b504372840505569347 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hello, Currently the mdate-sh is timezone sensitive, which means that if a file is not modified but timezone modified then output differ. This triggers rebuild of targets such as texinfo targets even if no change was performed. For example, build machine with timezone X created tarball, then another build machine with timezone Y build the package out of the tarball, while no file was actually changed, the mdate-sh triggers rebuild per different timezone. A possible solution is to return the date in UTC timezone regardless of system timezone. Regards, Alon Bar-Lev. --001a113d4b504372840505569347 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello,

Currently the mdate-sh is tim= ezone sensitive, which means that if a file is not modified but timezone mo= dified then output differ.

This triggers rebuild of targets su= ch as texinfo targets even if no change was performed.

For exa= mple, build machine with timezone X created tarball, then another build mac= hine with timezone Y build the package out of the tarball, while no file wa= s actually changed, the mdate-sh triggers rebuild per different timezone.
A possible solution is to return the date in UTC timezone regardless = of system timezone.

Regards,
Alon Bar-Lev.

--001a113d4b504372840505569347-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Oct 14 07:58:26 2014 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Oct 2014 11:58:26 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43259 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xe0kE-00079u-02 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 14 Oct 2014 07:58:26 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:58709) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xe0kB-00079i-3c; Tue, 14 Oct 2014 07:58:24 -0400 Received: from int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.23]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s9EBwLiI015320 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=FAIL); Tue, 14 Oct 2014 07:58:21 -0400 Received: from [10.3.113.124] (ovpn-113-124.phx2.redhat.com [10.3.113.124]) by int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s9EBwKZX004940; Tue, 14 Oct 2014 07:58:21 -0400 Message-ID: <543D0FDC.9040406@redhat.com> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 05:58:20 -0600 From: Eric Blake Organization: Red Hat, Inc. User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.1.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike)" , 18715@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#18715: mdate-sh output is timezone dependant triggering rebuilds References: <543C8FB0.8010103@gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: <543C8FB0.8010103@gentoo.org> OpenPGP: url=http://people.redhat.com/eblake/eblake.gpg Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="i77gu3hfr2wVlabvejaiHLqPV8KXpNDrg" X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.68 on 10.5.11.23 X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --i77gu3hfr2wVlabvejaiHLqPV8KXpNDrg Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable merge 18714 18715 tag confirmed thanks On 10/13/2014 08:51 PM, Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike) wrote: > The output of mdate-sh depends on the local timezone used by the system= > which may trigger unneeded rebuilds in some situations (especially when= > the packaging machine and the building machine are on different timezon= es). >=20 > An example of such an issue can be found at > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D520818 Thanks for the report. Yes, we should fix mdate-sh to output results in UTC, if it is easy to write portable shell to normalize dates (with GNU date it is easy, but mdate-sh has to run on systems that lack GNU date). --=20 Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org --i77gu3hfr2wVlabvejaiHLqPV8KXpNDrg Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 Comment: Public key at http://people.redhat.com/eblake/eblake.gpg iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJUPQ/cAAoJEKeha0olJ0NqjB8H/j1oYSvC6tjevdzlRA5HymCz xfW8dis6r7JlFMm5xxUNK1z6RhjrOJbUbAf2DZi0m1Gv5JH0ipvKFIl9FsBKBIGb Eg9GZEpTkDkAXymRlFH9g17F0gkTwWWXzLf3kjShCIbOwvPzOTDSLCtdC9jHbiWn ZiRvX/Z8LQrkYoYSVKZl6vwRbgi4qI4Tatgim0Y2ZNTHqYpJU5gDVCAOr3/TCbpL KIqMjTR1QHPvPnu6n3zPvVSP4yWvrCE/gDWaT8YxpNGR3e1NF+oBAu/e2mPOm7TQ GJ7w8sBEZVEvGGr/m7+QX7BZpiUXXjsK/XkurDbxy82rYcUJiTyO1hJcuL1JcIw= =gA+G -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --i77gu3hfr2wVlabvejaiHLqPV8KXpNDrg-- From unknown Mon Aug 18 22:13:14 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#18714: duping to newer bug References: In-Reply-To: Resent-From: Mike Frysinger Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-automake@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2021 05:21:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 18714 X-GNU-PR-Package: automake X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 18714@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 18714-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B18714.163885441019459 (code B ref 18714); Tue, 07 Dec 2021 05:21:02 +0000 Received: (at 18714) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Dec 2021 05:20:10 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:36108 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1muSte-00053n-3w for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:20:10 -0500 Received: from woodpecker.gentoo.org ([140.211.166.183]:42906 helo=smtp.gentoo.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1muStc-00053W-Sm for 18714@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:20:09 -0500 Received: by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix, from userid 559) id 7C0BC335C3D; Tue, 7 Dec 2021 05:20:01 +0000 (UTC) Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 00:20:05 -0500 From: Mike Frysinger Message-ID: Mail-Followup-To: 18714@debbugs.gnu.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) forcemerge 20314 18714 18715 looks like this was reported later again, and then resolved & fixed there. it was released in automake-1.16. http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/automake.git/commit/?h=7c25c996d1c7c212a5981aa0e9c4434b6f33f7b8 From unknown Mon Aug 18 22:13:14 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#18714: duping to newer bug Resent-From: Mike Frysinger Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-automake@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2021 06:26:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 18714 X-GNU-PR-Package: automake X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 18714@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 18714-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B18714.16390311207553 (code B ref 18714); Thu, 09 Dec 2021 06:26:02 +0000 Received: (at 18714) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Dec 2021 06:25:20 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42177 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mvCro-0001xl-0z for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2021 01:25:20 -0500 Received: from woodpecker.gentoo.org ([140.211.166.183]:36632 helo=smtp.gentoo.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mvCrm-0001xW-QA for 18714@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2021 01:25:19 -0500 Received: by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix, from userid 559) id 675DB335D3C; Thu, 9 Dec 2021 06:25:12 +0000 (UTC) Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 01:25:18 -0500 From: Mike Frysinger Message-ID: Mail-Followup-To: 18714@debbugs.gnu.org References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) forcemerge 20314 18714 18715 stop From unknown Mon Aug 18 22:13:14 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.505 (Entity 5.505) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: Alon Bar-Lev Subject: bug#18714: closed (closing) Message-ID: References: X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 18714 X-Gnu-PR-Package: automake Reply-To: 18714@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2021 06:56:01 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1639032961-10938-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1639032961-10938-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #18714: [mdate-sh] use specific timezone when producing input which was filed against the automake package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 18714@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 18714: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D18714 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1639032961-10938-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 18714-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Dec 2021 06:55:46 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42232 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mvDLG-0002px-9E for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2021 01:55:46 -0500 Received: from woodpecker.gentoo.org ([140.211.166.183]:43536 helo=smtp.gentoo.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mvDLE-0002pl-83 for 18714-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2021 01:55:44 -0500 Received: by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix, from userid 559) id 92C06342D52; Thu, 9 Dec 2021 06:55:38 +0000 (UTC) Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 01:55:44 -0500 From: Mike Frysinger To: 18714-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: closing Message-ID: Mail-Followup-To: 18714-done@debbugs.gnu.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 18714-done X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) i can't figure out why debbugs isn't merging the reports, so just close this one ------------=_1639032961-10938-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Oct 2014 00:13:05 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43003 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xdpjb-0002gD-Hl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 20:13:04 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:37940) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XdpOe-0001tU-FQ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:51:25 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdpOd-0005WJ-8u for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:51:24 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:44594) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdpOd-0005Vm-67 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:51:23 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39642) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdpOb-0007in-So for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:51:23 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdpOa-0005Pz-LU for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:51:21 -0400 Received: from mail-oi0-x231.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c06::231]:55322) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdpOa-0005OQ-GA for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:51:20 -0400 Received: by mail-oi0-f49.google.com with SMTP id a3so14614686oib.36 for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:51:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=gnxuUlnuFZP00vERe0DYno9f6xUZs4Hd4rx3ewCFsdU=; b=oSJCHVKmmdYYKpFi7tM3rU43EXxuZWqvKswuGPPuXOu7YQoPJyC7DZFJbm1tkL9nWb ZYtjilVRbHp/keSqXQT7cdZFhuGX6xPPKX1I8xrgyyzeAkqwPkCWCK5Gn69bWa+X8mq7 dZcaRl76mUrm3ywEkbV03kpU43l7R6C1jolqu2QiEBcRNr3sauj3y1Dykmd4CLTzlX09 sINxBomo/2OwIz+FTz1E1VXWsdgCRJnaX370LHxqsuUYOTkD4SD9WKhHR6yScA+A3dQ2 VmWYNuhdxIReMNzuMHrMDAbYCmC1c9oqkrssi2CgEhCDaCVfqLkM2AZhRlU0PyauzTOk MgqQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.202.180.6 with SMTP id d6mr1247453oif.33.1413244279548; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:51:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.202.59.131 with HTTP; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:51:19 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 02:51:19 +0300 Message-ID: Subject: [mdate-sh] use specific timezone when producing input From: Alon Bar-Lev To: bug-automake@gnu.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113d4b504372840505569347 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 20:13:01 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) --001a113d4b504372840505569347 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hello, Currently the mdate-sh is timezone sensitive, which means that if a file is not modified but timezone modified then output differ. This triggers rebuild of targets such as texinfo targets even if no change was performed. For example, build machine with timezone X created tarball, then another build machine with timezone Y build the package out of the tarball, while no file was actually changed, the mdate-sh triggers rebuild per different timezone. A possible solution is to return the date in UTC timezone regardless of system timezone. Regards, Alon Bar-Lev. --001a113d4b504372840505569347 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello,

Currently the mdate-sh is tim= ezone sensitive, which means that if a file is not modified but timezone mo= dified then output differ.

This triggers rebuild of targets su= ch as texinfo targets even if no change was performed.

For exa= mple, build machine with timezone X created tarball, then another build mac= hine with timezone Y build the package out of the tarball, while no file wa= s actually changed, the mdate-sh triggers rebuild per different timezone.
A possible solution is to return the date in UTC timezone regardless = of system timezone.

Regards,
Alon Bar-Lev.

--001a113d4b504372840505569347-- ------------=_1639032961-10938-1-- From unknown Mon Aug 18 22:13:14 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.505 (Entity 5.505) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: "Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike)" Subject: bug#18715: closed (closing) Message-ID: References: <543C8FB0.8010103@gentoo.org> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 18715 X-Gnu-PR-Package: automake Reply-To: 18715@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2021 06:56:02 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1639032962-10938-3" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1639032962-10938-3 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #18714: mdate-sh output is timezone dependant triggering rebuilds which was filed against the automake package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 18715@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 18714: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D18714 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1639032962-10938-3 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 18714-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Dec 2021 06:55:46 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42232 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mvDLG-0002px-9E for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2021 01:55:46 -0500 Received: from woodpecker.gentoo.org ([140.211.166.183]:43536 helo=smtp.gentoo.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mvDLE-0002pl-83 for 18714-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2021 01:55:44 -0500 Received: by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix, from userid 559) id 92C06342D52; Thu, 9 Dec 2021 06:55:38 +0000 (UTC) Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2021 01:55:44 -0500 From: Mike Frysinger To: 18714-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: closing Message-ID: Mail-Followup-To: 18714-done@debbugs.gnu.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 18714-done X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) i can't figure out why debbugs isn't merging the reports, so just close this one ------------=_1639032962-10938-3 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Oct 2014 04:20:11 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43087 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xdtak-0002Ib-4T for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:20:11 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:36019) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XdsDY-0007Dk-8J for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:52:08 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdsDP-0005ut-1o for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:52:08 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:32964) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdsDO-0005up-V5 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:51:58 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:37732) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdsDI-0001Lz-N4 for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:51:58 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdsDC-0005uN-Fl for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:51:52 -0400 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([140.211.166.183]:54657) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XdsDC-0005uG-AB for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:51:46 -0400 Received: from [IPv6:2001:16d8:ff00:5f8::2] (cl-1529.sto-01.se.sixxs.net [IPv6:2001:16d8:ff00:5f8::2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: klondike) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 078F73403FC for ; Tue, 14 Oct 2014 02:51:43 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <543C8FB0.8010103@gentoo.org> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 04:51:28 +0200 From: "Francisco Blas Izquierdo Riera (klondike)" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bug-automake@gnu.org Subject: mdate-sh output is timezone dependant triggering rebuilds X-Enigmail-Version: 1.6 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="uqnpFKhAp2LmIGWuQsVwOMifdT8i6e06q" X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.3 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:20:08 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.3 (----) This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --uqnpFKhAp2LmIGWuQsVwOMifdT8i6e06q Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The output of mdate-sh depends on the local timezone used by the system which may trigger unneeded rebuilds in some situations (especially when the packaging machine and the building machine are on different timezones= ). An example of such an issue can be found at https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D520818 --uqnpFKhAp2LmIGWuQsVwOMifdT8i6e06q Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlQ8j7cACgkQcfrM1mX4BmA1tACfYPHHF3aRQ7QKaRDlyTliJRf1 QAgAoJ4p0q2TZvYLCSG0q/gZzR/6d9rU =fDcC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --uqnpFKhAp2LmIGWuQsVwOMifdT8i6e06q-- ------------=_1639032962-10938-3--