[PyQt] Point of timestamps in generated files

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Sat Jan 10 16:08:39 GMT 2015


Dmitry Shachnev wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> One of Debian developers noticed [1] that pyrcc and pyuic embed timestamps
> into generated files, which makes contents of built PyQt packages differ
> from time to time.
> 
> Will it be possible to remove that?

use PyQt5 build option:    --no-timestamp
(PyQt v4 requires patching)

but as a packager with the same concerns as you, I would prefer if that were 
the default behavior.

-- Rex



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