Disable embedded VCS info so the build is reproducible vs F-Droid

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 473dd7f..eb0bacd 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ android {
         }
         release {
             isMinifyEnabled = false
+            // Do not embed META-INF/version-control-info (the git revision): it is
+            // the only difference between our build and F-Droid's reproducible
+            // rebuild, which otherwise fail to match.
+            vcsInfo {
+                include = false
+            }
             // Built unsigned on purpose. Sign with tools/build-release.sh, which
             // uses the SDK apksigner instead of AGP: AGP adds a "Dependency
             // metadata" (PKDS) signing block that F-Droid's scanner rejects.