Pnut
Reproducible build of GCC on POSIX shell
The C programming language underpins many critical components of modern infrastructure, with most programming languages relying on it, directly or indirectly, for their bootstrap. Given this pivotal role, reproducible builds for C are fundamental for the adoption of reproducible builds across the software landscape. The Pnut project aims to create a new bootstrapping path for GCC and the C ecosystem, leveraging Diverse Double-Compilation and POSIX shell instead of the usual auditable binary seed approach. This approach reduces the number of steps by starting at a higher abstraction level, in addition to not having platform specific seeds. The ultimate goal of Pnut is to deliver fully reproducible and auditable bootstrap for GCC, starting with Linux x86, requiring only a POSIX compliant shell and human-readable source files.
- The project's own website: https://pnut.sh
Run by Université de Montréal
This project was funded through the NGI0 Commons Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101135429. Additional funding is made available by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
