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Here's a link to a recent HN discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38852616

TLDR: Linux kernel doesn't have a stable binary kernel interface. And they don't want one.

Given this, the definition of "reproducible build" needs, well, a refined definition, if it includes the Linux kernel.

[1] https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/process/stable-api-...

I don't think these are mutually incompatible. Reproducible builds means the same sources will produce the same results when built twice. The kernel's lack of stability guarantees refers to its evolution over time.

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