[SeaBIOS] [PATCH] build: add opt-out for timestamp and hostname

Kevin O'Connor kevin at koconnor.net
Thu Apr 9 04:46:41 CEST 2015


On Wed, Apr 08, 2015 at 11:39:41AM +0200, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> For distro builds it is much more useful to fill .version with the
> exact tag for the build in question, i.e. %{name}-%{version}-%{release}
> in case of rpm builds, so the output can easily linked to the exact
> package build.  Timestamp and buildhost don't carry much useful
> information in that case, so allow to opt-out without patching the
> source tree.
> 
> Keep them enabled by default so (test) builds done by normal users
> continue to have them, to simplify trouble shooting on the mailing
> list.

What does a build command line look like when one uses this feature to
disable hostname and/or timestamps?

-Kevin



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