Does Functional Package Management Enable Reproducible Builds at Scale? Yes — HN submission

Fri, 02 May 2025 16:28:18 GMT

Does Functional Package Management Enable Reproducible Builds at Scale? Yes. [pdf]

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Does Functional Package Management Enable Reproducible Builds at Scale? Yes — mentioned by ameixaseca

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:31:50 GMT

The article conflates several concepts about what is and isn't expected from a reproducible build system. This comment sums it up pretty well: https://github.com/NorfairKing/nix-does-not-guarantee-reprod... (https://archive.is/KKx0V) Additionally, I find the author's response of "PRs welcome" somewhat unsettling. It comes across to me like a poor-taste joke: someone writes an opinion piece with misleading information, then expects those pointing out the errors to do the work of correcting them. I would be remiss if I didn't mention Brandolini's law. A few references: - A more nuanced…

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Does Functional Package Management Enable Reproducible Builds at Scale? Yes — mentioned by ameixaseca