Notes for ttf-freefont - reproducible builds result

Version annotated: 20100919-1
Identified issues:
Identifier: fontforge_resets_modification_time
URL https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds/TimestampsInFontsGeneratedWithFontForge
Description When a fontforge script is used, if the font loaded is modified
in any way, then the font modification time is set to the current
time.
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Initial patch in https://bugs.debian.org/774274 but withdrawn after
SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH proposal.
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WIP patch at https://gist.githubusercontent.com/lamby/60a545b37b778e148702c342bbf86bd9/raw/19a39af51d669fde042b261236f65ba72f75662a/903_reproducubile_build.diff
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Related upstream bug at https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/2490
 

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