Remove __DATE__ so that compiling the same source produces the same binary

(for non-static binaries at least).

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
index 3be3946..de5eec4 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/command.c
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ command_Expand(char **nargv, int argc, char const *const *oargv,
   for (; arg < argc; arg++) {
     nargv[arg] = strdup(oargv[arg]);
     nargv[arg] = subst(nargv[arg], "AUTHNAME", bundle->cfg.auth.name);
-    nargv[arg] = subst(nargv[arg], "COMPILATIONDATE", __DATE__);
     nargv[arg] = substip(nargv[arg], "DNS0", bundle->ncp.ipcp.ns.dns[0]);
     nargv[arg] = substip(nargv[arg], "DNS1", bundle->ncp.ipcp.ns.dns[1]);
     nargv[arg] = subst(nargv[arg], "ENDDISC",
@@ -955,7 +954,7 @@ ShowStopped(struct cmdargs const *arg)
 static int
 ShowVersion(struct cmdargs const *arg)
 {
-  prompt_Printf(arg->prompt, "PPP Version %s - %s\n", Version, __DATE__);
+  prompt_Printf(arg->prompt, "PPP Version %s\n", Version);
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4 b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
index d5e4027..4e0c8f4 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8.m4
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ changecom(,)dnl
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd July 20, 2004
+.Dd September 05, 2006
 .Dt PPP 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -3617,9 +3617,11 @@ See the
 .Dq set authname
 command below.
 .It Li COMPILATIONDATE
-This is replaced with the date on which
+In previous software revisions, this was replaced with the date on which
 .Nm
 was compiled.
+This is no longer supported as it breaks the ability to recompile the same
+code to produce an exact duplicate of a previous compilation.
 .It Li DNS0 & DNS1
 These are replaced with the primary and secondary nameserver IP numbers.
 If nameservers are negotiated by IPCP, the values of these macros will change.