GNU bug report logs - #20765
Python .egg files must not be compressed

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Package: guix;

Reported by: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)

Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 20:38:02 UTC

Severity: serious

Done: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #25 received at 20765 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name>
Cc: 20765 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20765: (no subject)
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2016 22:37:35 +0100

Leo Famulari <leo <at> famulari.name> skribis:

> Another reason to not compress Python eggs is that the contents of the
> zip archives introduce non-determinism through their timestamps.

Indeed, good catch!

Ludo’.
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