Re: [Mingw-cross-env-list] Should binary files built with the same options be identical?

[Volker Grabsch]

Tony Theodore <address@hidden> schrieb:
> Their behaviour is identical (not saying much), size in
> bytes is the same, but they have different hashes. Looking at binary diffs
> and a hex editor, there seem to be about 2-5 bytes in each file that are
> different. Is this the expected behaviour? Should I be chasing down quirks
> in my build systems?

It could be some kind of timestamp and/or debug information. I never
expected such binaries to be identical, but it would nevertheless
be interesting to know where exactly the differences come from.

> This may be a little off topic, but I can't find a definitive answer, and am
> hoping the experience of the list can enlighten.

Maybe another person on this list has some experience on that?


Greets,

    Volker

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