From 34a7bfb049572fdf02e593ce94dde68736bd1268 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ludovic Courtès Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 12:20:39 +0200 Subject: install: Set the mtime in the binary tarball to 1. Reported by anthk_ on #guix in Sept. 2015. * gnu/system/install.scm (self-contained-tarball): Use --mtime=@1 instead of --mtime=@0. --- gnu/system/install.scm | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/gnu/system/install.scm b/gnu/system/install.scm index 1686cbdb06..93a6f18c49 100644 --- a/gnu/system/install.scm +++ b/gnu/system/install.scm @@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ under /root/.guix-profile where GUIX is installed." (with-directory-excursion %root (zero? (system* "tar" "--xz" "--format=gnu" - ;; avoid non-determinism in the archive + ;; Avoid non-determinism in the archive. Use + ;; mtime = 1, not zero, because that is what the + ;; daemon does for files in the store (see the + ;; 'mtimeStore' constant in local-store.cc.) "--sort=name" - "--mtime=@0" ;for files in /var/guix + "--mtime=@1" ;for files in /var/guix "--owner=root:0" "--group=root:0" -- cgit v1.2.3