On Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:27:32 GMT, John Neffenger <jgn...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> This pull request allows for reproducible builds of JavaFX on Linux, macOS, >> and Windows by defining the `SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH` environment variable. For >> example, the following commands create a reproducible build: >> >> >> $ export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(git log -1 --pretty=%ct) >> $ bash gradlew sdk jmods javadoc >> $ strip-nondeterminism -v -T $SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH build/jmods/*.jmod >> >> >> The three commands: >> >> 1. set the build timestamp to the date of the latest source code change, >> 2. build the JavaFX SDK libraries, JMOD archives, and API documentation, and >> 3. recreate the JMOD files with stable file modification times and ordering. >> >> The third command won't be necessary once Gradle can build the JMOD archives >> or the `jmod` tool itself has the required support. For more information on >> the environment variable, see the [`SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH`][1] page. For more >> information on the command to recreate the JMOD files, see the >> [`strip-nondeterminism`][2] repository. I'd like to propose that we allow >> for reproducible builds in JavaFX 17 and consider making them the default in >> JavaFX 18. >> >> #### Fixes >> >> There are at least four sources of non-determinism in the JavaFX builds: >> >> 1. Build timestamp >> >> The class `com.sun.javafx.runtime.VersionInfo` in the JavaFX Base module >> stores the time of the build. Furthermore, for builds that don't run on the >> Hudson continuous integration tool, the class adds the build time to the >> system property `javafx.runtime.version`. >> >> 2. Modification times >> >> The JAR, JMOD, and ZIP archives store the modification time of each file. >> >> 3. File ordering >> >> The JAR, JMOD, and ZIP archives store their files in the order returned >> by the file system. The native shared libraries also store their object >> files in the order returned by the file system. Most file systems, though, >> do not guarantee the order of a directory's file listing. >> >> 4. Build path >> >> The class `com.sun.javafx.css.parser.Css2Bin` in the JavaFX Graphics >> module stores the absolute path of its `.css` input file in the >> corresponding `.bss` output file, which is then included in the JavaFX >> Controls module. >> >> This pull request modifies the Gradle and Groovy build files to fix the >> first three sources of non-determinism. A later pull request can modify the >> Java files to fix the fourth. >> >> [1]: https://reproducible-builds.org/docs/source-date-epoch/ >> [2]: https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/strip-nondeterminism > > John Neffenger has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a > merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 24 commits: > > - Merge branch 'master' into allow-reproducible-builds > - Merge branch 'master' into allow-reproducible-builds > - Revert format of timestamp in version OPT field > - Merge branch 'master' into allow-reproducible-builds > > Include two commits that fix WebKit build failures on Windows and macOS: > > 8282359: Intermittent WebKit build failure on Windows: > C1090: PDB API call failed, error code 23 > 8286089: Intermittent WebKit build failure on macOS in JavaScriptCore > - Merge branch 'master' into allow-reproducible-builds > - Support JDK 17 GA or later for building JavaFX > - Merge branch 'master' into allow-reproducible-builds > - Add '--date' argument for deterministic JMOD files > - Merge branch 'master' into allow-reproducible-builds > - Merge branch 'master' into allow-reproducible-builds > - ... and 14 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/compare/72be85ec...fd39e6d1 This is a good step towards 100% reproducible builds. I am slightly worried about the added complexity to the build.gradle but I don't see a real alternative. ------------- Marked as reviewed by jvos (Reviewer). PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/446#pullrequestreview-1486864938
