[llvm-dev] RFC: Should the default LLVM build be deterministic?

[Chris Lattner via llvm-dev]

> On May 3, 2016, at 1:11 PM, Sean Silva via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
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> On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 8:57 AM, Chris Bieneman via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org <mailto:llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org>> wrote:
> Hello LLVM-Dev,
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> Today if a user checks out LLVM, configures with no options specified, and builds the result is non-deterministic. Meaning if you clean and build again the binaries are not identical. This impacts all target platforms equally and is caused by the default value of LLVM_ENABLE_TIMESTAMPS being On.
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> I believe this is incorrect behavior, and I’m curious what the wider community thinks.
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> It is my belief that the default LLVM configuration (meaning no options specified) should be deterministic, and that any option in our build/configuration system that can impact determinism should be disabled by default.
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> I would like to hold this as a central requirement for build system changes.
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> +1 for determinism

+1

-Chris

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