[Bug localedata/7098] New: Remove gzip timestamp on localedata files

[Bug localedata/7098] New: Remove gzip timestamp on localedata files

[g dot esp at free dot fr]

When building glibc localedata, gzip is used with -9 option, so timestamp of 
each compressed file is include.

First the timestamp/filename is not required.

Secondly, with timestamp removed, each charmaps gz file and locale-archive have 
always the same md5.
This make paranoid people looking why files are different happier.

Third, with timestamp removed, charmaps files are a few bytes smaller.

Even the oldest gzip I find (gzip-1.2.4) support the -n option.
So use gzip -9n
Index: localedata/Makefile
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/glibc/libc/localedata/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.109
diff -u -r1.109 Makefile
--- localedata/Makefile	31 Oct 2008 15:12:03 -0000	1.109
+++ localedata/Makefile	13 Dec 2008 19:42:41 -0000
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 	$(make-target-directory)
 	rm -f $(@:.gz=) $@
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $< $(@:.gz=)
-	gzip -9 $(@:.gz=)
+	gzip -9n $(@:.gz=)
 
 # Install the locale source files in the appropriate directory.
 $(inst_i18ndir)/locales/%: locales/% $(+force); $(do-install)

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           Summary: Remove gzip timestamp on localedata files
           Product: glibc
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: localedata
        AssignedTo: libc-locales at sources dot redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: g dot esp at free dot fr
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com


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[Bug localedata/7098] Remove gzip timestamp on localedata files

[g dot esp at free dot fr]

------- Additional Comments From g dot esp at free dot fr  2008-12-13 20:23 -------
Created an attachment (id=3106)
 --> (http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=3106&action=view)
Removal of gzip timestamp for localdata


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[Bug localedata/7098] Remove gzip timestamp on localedata files

[drepper at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From drepper at redhat dot com  2009-02-07 05:29 -------
OK, I checked the patch in.

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           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |FIXED


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