(adapted4debian) Add SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH support for reproducible builds

Implement support for the SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH environment variable as
specified by reproducible-builds.org. When set, this variable overrides
the current timestamp in the Release file's Date and Valid-Until fields,
enabling reproducible filesystem publishes.

- Read SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH environment variable in Publish()
- Use the epoch timestamp for both Date and Valid-Until fields
- Gracefully fallback to current time if unset or invalid
- Add comprehensive tests for valid and invalid SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH values

deb/publish.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -1126,11 +1127,23 @@ func (p *PublishedRepo) Publish(packagePool aptly.PackagePool, publishedStorageP
 	release["Label"] = p.GetLabel()
 	release["Suite"] = p.GetSuite()
 	release["Codename"] = p.GetCodename()
-	release["Date"] = time.Now().UTC().Format("Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:04:05 MST")
+	datetime_format := "Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:04:05 MST"
+
+	publishDate := time.Now().UTC()
+	if epoch := os.Getenv("SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH"); epoch != "" {
+		if sec, err := strconv.ParseInt(epoch, 10, 64); err == nil {
+			publishDate = time.Unix(sec, 0).UTC()
+		}
+	}
+	release["Date"] = publishDate.Format(datetime_format)
 	release["Architectures"] = strings.Join(utils.StrSlicesSubstract(p.Architectures, []string{ArchitectureSource}), " ")
 	if p.AcquireByHash {
 		release["Acquire-By-Hash"] = "yes"
 	}
+	if p.SignedBy != "" {
+		// Let's use a century as a "forever" value.
+		release["Valid-Until"] = publishDate.AddDate(100, 0, 0).Format(datetime_format)
+	}
 	release["Description"] = " Generated by aptly\n"
 	release["MD5Sum"] = ""
 	release["SHA1"] = ""