[SeaBIOS] [PATCH 0/3] Don't allow version override; use reproducible by default
Kevin O'Connor
kevin at koconnor.net
Wed Oct 21 19:38:25 CEST 2015
On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 04:20:26PM -0400, Kevin O'Connor wrote:
> This patch series changes the SeaBIOS build to no longer permit one to
> provide a custom version string via "make VERSION=xyz". In its place
> the build will allow extra information to be added to the standard
> version string via a new "EXTRAVERSION" variable. For example: "make
> EXTRAVERSION=-coreboot"
>
> In order to facilitate "reproducible" builds, this patch series also
> changes the build to no longer include the system hostname nor build
> time on default "clean" builds. Specifically, if git is available,
> the git repo is not in a "dirty" state, and gcc/binutils versions are
> successfully extracted, then the default version string will just
> contain the git version information. However, should any of the
> preceding tests not succeed, then the version will continue to include
> the hostname and build time.
FYI, I committed this series.
-Kevin
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