Re: BUILDSEED

["Perry E. Metzger" <perry%piermont.com@localhost>]

Simon Burge <simonb%NetBSD.org@localhost> writes:
>> Builds now use "BUILDSEED" so that c++ binaries are reproduceable.
>> By default BUILDSEED is set to NetBSD-{majorversion} -- a -S flag may
>> be used to change it.
>> 
>> Discussed on tech-toolchain.
>
> Maybe document that you need "build.sh -Z BUILDSEED" to get the previous
> behaviour?  Would that be desirable under any circumstances?

I have no objection to it being documented. I don't see why anyone
would want to do it, but it feels wrong not to tell people how. Please
put in a paragraph if it seems right to you.

Perry
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Perry E. Metzger                perry%piermont.com@localhost