empty layers cause images built from cache to have different image config

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
docker, go
Domain
build-system

Research direction

Start with the reproduction repository linked in the issue and review the linked Slack discussion for the expected behavior. Compare image configuration from cached and non-cached builds to identify the effect of empty layers. Done means reproducing the discrepancy no longer shows different image configurations.

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