From 2f5d4a485efd9d9577e6cd2eba5d730a94105b95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:46:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] build system: allow overriding the build's timestamp
This allows reproducible builds (same source and same compiler produce
bit-identical results) and also allows coordinating the timestamp across
multiple projects, eg. with another firmware.
Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com>
---
make_helpers/build_macros.mk | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/make_helpers/build_macros.mk b/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
index d6a4e3ab7..b22eaf900 100644
--- a/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ define MAKE_TOOL_ARGS
$(if $(3),$(eval $(call FIP_ADD_PAYLOAD,$(2),--$(3),bl$(1))))
endef
+# Allow overriding the timestamp, for example for reproducible builds, or to
+# synchronize timestamps across multiple projects.
+# This must be set to a C string (including quotes where applicable).
+BUILD_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP ?= __TIME__", "__DATE__
# MAKE_BL macro defines the targets and options to build each BL image.
# Arguments:
@@ -315,7 +319,7 @@ $(BUILD_DIR):
$(ELF): $(OBJS) $(LINKERFILE)
@echo " LD $$@"
- @echo 'const char build_message[] = "Built : "__TIME__", "__DATE__; \
+ @echo 'const char build_message[] = "Built : "$(BUILD_MESSAGE_TIMESTAMP); \
const char version_string[] = "${VERSION_STRING}";' | \
$$(CC) $$(CFLAGS) -xc - -o $(BUILD_DIR)/build_message.o
$$(Q)$$(LD) -o $$@ $$(LDFLAGS) -Map=$(MAPFILE) --script $(LINKERFILE) \
--
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