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On 2016-05-04 13:38, Ken Brown wrote:
> Is it possible to build an executable on Cygwin so that subsequent 
> builds (with no change in source) produce identical results?  Currently, 
> the timestamp embedded in executables prevents this.  (I don't know if 
> that's the only obstacle.)

'-fno-guess-branch-probability' removes one potential obstacle:
  https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/02/msg01154.html
I don't know if there are other obstacles than these.


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