> … the point of a reproducible build is to verify that the binary i use, or that the package i use is based on the same source that i have.
I have been talking about how to reproduce a particular build, not how to verify.
From the same initial state, perform the same sequence of actions, implies arrive at the same final state. Reproducible.
"Retaining your old change logs gives you a record of all the changes you have made to the system. This will prove invaluable when you receive a new release of Smalltalk/V.
… In short, back up the image and change log together, and you shouldn't have any problems."
page 285 Smalltalk/V 286 Tutorial and Programming Handbook 1988
I have been talking about how to reproduce a particular build, not how to verify.
From the same initial state, perform the same sequence of actions, implies arrive at the same final state. Reproducible.
"Retaining your old change logs gives you a record of all the changes you have made to the system. This will prove invaluable when you receive a new release of Smalltalk/V. … In short, back up the image and change log together, and you shouldn't have any problems."
page 285 Smalltalk/V 286 Tutorial and Programming Handbook 1988