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Gettext introduces timestamps in .mo files

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Message #8 received at 26247 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
Cc: 26247 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26247: Gettext introduces timestamps in .mo files
Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:46:34 +0100

Hi Ludo,

This old bug #26247 about timestamp in .mo files from Gettext is still
open:

   <http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/26247>

On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 at 23:54, ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) wrote:

> Gettext 0.19.8.1 (current core-updates,
> 77ab6983a19ef307558ab2607920158d6bb94ba8) introduces timestamps in .mo
> file, without honoring SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH, which leads to
> non-reproducible builds (for example ‘guix’).

Is it still relevant?  Since Gettext is now at 0.20.1.  How can I
reproduce the issue?  Because the usual:

   guix build gettext --no-grafts --check

works fine.


Cheers,
simon

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