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Notes about issue random_xspp_identifier_by_extutils_xspp in buster

Identifier: random_xspp_identifier_by_extutils_xspp
Suites: unstable / trixie / bookworm / bullseye / buster / experimental
Description: ExtUtils::XSPP generates random identifiers that are included in generated C code.
https://sources.debian.net/src/libextutils-xspp-perl/latest/lib/ExtUtils/XSpp/Lexer.pm/#L141
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Possible solution is seeding the rng with srand($SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH) in ExtUtils/XSpp/Cmd.pm.
Packages in 'buster' known to be affected by this issue:
(the 1/4 most-popular ones (within this issue) are underlined)

reproducible icon 1 reproducible packages in buster/amd64: libwx-perl

 

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