Collaborative Working Sessions - RB Definition

Definition of Reproducible Builds (day 3 morning session)

A build is reproducible if given the same:

• source code
• build environment
• build instructions

any party can generate bit-by-bit identical copies of all specified artifacts.

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RB are a set of software dev practices that create an independently verifiable path from source to binary code.

• a mathemathicaly definition that
• RB process should be repro
• human verifiable inputs, process, and bit-by-bit identical output
• “Why?” should be in definition
• source code doesn’t abstract world cases (binary)
• the definition doesn’t hold for everyone