edk2 is not reproducible
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Description
Building `BOARD=qemu-linuxboot` fails to produce a reproducible result to the edk2 portions. The bzImage and initrd appear to be reproducible.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the `BOARD=qemu-linuxboot` build and comparing the edk2 portions of its outputs across repeated builds. Confirm that the bzImage and initrd remain reproducible, then identify what differs in edk2 and define a reproducible result for the full build.
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Assessment
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100