feat(linux/build): scaffold reproducible ISO build pipeline (M1.1)

Vendors Kicksecure derivative-maker as a pinned submodule (18.1.7.4),
adds the wrapper + verify + diagnose scripts, the pinned builder image,
and the reproducibility-gated Gitea Actions workflow. Base flavour only —
no hardening overlay (that's M1.2).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitea/workflows/build-iso-linux.yaml

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+name: Build SilverMetal Linux ISO (reproducibility-gated)
+
+# M1.1 exit-criterion check. Builds the ISO twice from a clean checkout in
+# isolated directories and gates on byte-identical SHA256. On a tag push, the
+# verified ISO and its SHA256SUMS are attached to a Gitea release.
+#
+# The release-upload pattern (create-if-not-exists then attach asset) is
+# lifted from SilverLABS/SilverVPN/.gitea/workflows/build-linux-client.yaml
+# lines 77-117. Keep them in sync if either changes.
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'linux/**'
+      - 'shared/branding/linux-iso-meta.yaml'
+      - '.gitea/workflows/build-iso-linux.yaml'
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'linux/**'
+      - 'shared/branding/linux-iso-meta.yaml'
+      - '.gitea/workflows/build-iso-linux.yaml'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# Two reproducibility-gated builds in flight at once would just compete for
+# loop devices on the privileged runner. Serialise per ref.
+concurrency:
+  group: build-iso-linux-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-verify:
+    # Self-hosted, privileged-capable. Setup procedure documented in
+    # linux/build/README.md ("Self-hosted runner setup").
+    runs-on: silvermetal-builder
+    timeout-minutes: 240
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout (with submodules)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+          fetch-depth: 0   # need history so SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH = HEAD commit time
+
+      - name: Show pinned inputs
+        run: |
+          set -eu
+          echo "commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+          cat linux/build/config/snapshot-pin.env
+          echo "builder image:"
+          grep -E '^FROM |^ARG APT_SNAPSHOT_URL' linux/build/docker/Dockerfile.builder
+
+      - name: Build A
+        env:
+          BUILD_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/build-a
+        run: linux/build/scripts/build.sh
+
+      - name: Build B (clean second build)
+        env:
+          BUILD_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/build-b
+        run: linux/build/scripts/build.sh
+
+      - name: Compare SHA256
+        id: compare
+        run: |
+          set -eu
+          A=$(sha256sum "${{ github.workspace }}/build-a"/*.iso | cut -d' ' -f1)
+          B=$(sha256sum "${{ github.workspace }}/build-b"/*.iso | cut -d' ' -f1)
+          echo "A=${A}"
+          echo "B=${B}"
+          echo "iso_sha256=${A}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          if [ "${A}" != "${B}" ]; then
+            echo "::error::ISO SHA256 mismatch — A=${A} B=${B}"
+            ISO_A="$(ls "${{ github.workspace }}/build-a"/*.iso | head -n1)" \
+            ISO_B="$(ls "${{ github.workspace }}/build-b"/*.iso | head -n1)" \
+            REPORT_DIR="${{ github.workspace }}/divergence" \
+              linux/build/scripts/diagnose-divergence.sh
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Reproducibility gate PASSED at ${A}"
+
+      - name: Upload divergence report on failure
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: divergence-report-${{ github.run_id }}
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/divergence
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+          retention-days: 14
+
+      - name: Stage release artefacts
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        run: |
+          set -eu
+          mkdir -p release
+          cp "${{ github.workspace }}/build-a"/*.iso        release/
+          cp "${{ github.workspace }}/build-a"/SHA256SUMS   release/
+          cp "${{ github.workspace }}/build-a"/BUILD_INFO   release/
+          cp "${{ github.workspace }}/build-a"/snapshot-pin.env release/snapshot-pin.env
+          ls -la release/
+
+      - name: Upload to Gitea release (tag only)
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -eu
+          TAG="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          API="${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1"
+          REPO="${{ github.repository }}"
+
+          # Create-if-not-exists, then attach assets. Pattern lifted from
+          # SilverLABS/SilverVPN build-linux-client.yaml:89-115.
+          RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s "${API}/repos/${REPO}/releases/tags/${TAG}" \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" \
+            | jq -r '.id // empty' 2>/dev/null || true)
+
+          if [ -z "${RELEASE_ID}" ] || [ "${RELEASE_ID}" = "0" ]; then
+            RESPONSE=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" -X POST "${API}/repos/${REPO}/releases" \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              -d "{\"tag_name\":\"${TAG}\",\"name\":\"SilverMetal Linux ${TAG}\",\"body\":\"Reproducibility-verified ISO. SHA256 in SHA256SUMS asset.\",\"draft\":false,\"prerelease\":true}")
+            HTTP_CODE=$(echo "${RESPONSE}" | tail -1)
+            BODY=$(echo "${RESPONSE}" | sed '$d')
+            if [ "${HTTP_CODE}" -ge 400 ]; then
+              echo "ERROR: Failed to create release (${HTTP_CODE}): ${BODY}"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            RELEASE_ID=$(echo "${BODY}" | jq -r '.id')
+            echo "Created release ID: ${RELEASE_ID}"
+          else
+            echo "Found existing release ID: ${RELEASE_ID}"
+          fi
+
+          for asset in release/*; do
+            name=$(basename "${asset}")
+            echo "Attaching ${name}"
+            curl -sf -X POST \
+              "${API}/repos/${REPO}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=${name}" \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+              --data-binary "@${asset}"
+          done

.gitmodules

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+[submodule "linux/build/derivative-maker"]
+	path = linux/build/derivative-maker
+	url = https://github.com/Kicksecure/derivative-maker.git

linux/build/.gitignore

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+# Build outputs and intermediate state — never committed.
+output/
+cache/
+chroot/
+binary/
+.build/
+
+# diffoscope reports from the diagnose-divergence script.
+_divergence-*/
+
+# Local configuration overrides for developer experimentation.
+config/local-*
+*.local

linux/build/README.md

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+# SilverMetal Linux — reproducible ISO build pipeline
+
+**Milestone**: Phase 1 / M1.1 — *Kicksecure fork builds reproducibly*.
+**Exit criterion**: two clean builds of the same commit produce a byte-identical SHA256.
+
+This directory holds everything that turns a SilverMetal commit into a SilverMetal Linux ISO. M1.1 ships only the *base* (un-hardened) Kicksecure derivative. Hardening overlay, kernel swap, AppArmor profiles, etc. land in M1.2+ and **must not** be added here in the M1.1 PR.
+
+## Layout
+
+```
+linux/build/
+├── README.md                    (this file)
+├── derivative-maker/            git submodule -> Kicksecure/derivative-maker
+├── config/
+│   ├── silvermetal-base.conf    derivative selection + branding
+│   ├── snapshot-pin.env         pinned snapshot.debian.org timestamp
+│   └── source-date-epoch.env    optional SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH override
+├── docker/
+│   └── Dockerfile.builder       pinned debian:bookworm-slim builder image
+└── scripts/
+    ├── build.sh                 wrapper: container run -> derivative-maker
+    ├── verify-reproducibility.sh build twice, compare SHA256
+    └── diagnose-divergence.sh   diffoscope on mismatch
+```
+
+## How reproducibility is achieved
+
+The same levers any deterministic Debian build relies on, stacked together:
+
+| Lever                                  | Where it lives                                |
+|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
+| Pinned `snapshot.debian.org` mirror    | `config/snapshot-pin.env`                     |
+| `SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH` from commit time   | `scripts/build.sh` (auto)                     |
+| Pinned builder image (by digest)       | `docker/Dockerfile.builder` + `BUILDER_IMAGE` |
+| Deterministic `mksquashfs` flags       | `MKSQUASHFS_OPTIONS` in base conf             |
+| Pinned upstream toolchain              | `derivative-maker/` submodule                 |
+| `LC_ALL=C.UTF-8`, `TZ=UTC`             | `scripts/build.sh`                            |
+
+`diffoscope` is the *diagnostic* tool used by `diagnose-divergence.sh`; the gate itself is plain `sha256sum`.
+
+## Reproduce a release locally
+
+> Procedure mirrors `docs/trust-model.md` § *Reproducible builds*.
+
+Prerequisites: a Linux host (or WSL2) with Docker, ~30 GB free disk, ~8 GB RAM.
+
+```bash
+# 1. Clone the repo at the release tag.
+git clone --recurse-submodules https://git.silverlabs.uk/SilverLABS/SilverMetal.git
+cd SilverMetal
+git checkout v1.1.0   # whichever release you want to verify
+
+# 2. Build twice and compare. ~60-90 minutes per build.
+linux/build/scripts/verify-reproducibility.sh
+
+# 3. Compare against the published release.
+sha256sum -c <(curl -fsSL https://git.silverlabs.uk/SilverLABS/SilverMetal/releases/download/v1.1.0/SHA256SUMS)
+```
+
+Mismatch with the published artefact = supply-chain anomaly. Report channel: `security@silverlabs.uk`.
+
+## Build once (no reproducibility check)
+
+```bash
+linux/build/scripts/build.sh
+# Output lands in linux/build/output/<short-sha>/
+```
+
+The wrapper requires `BUILDER_IMAGE` to be pinned by digest. Local dev that hasn't built and pushed an image yet should override:
+
+```bash
+BUILDER_IMAGE=docker-registry:5000/silvermetal-builder@sha256:<digest> \
+    linux/build/scripts/build.sh
+```
+
+## Gitea Actions
+
+The CI workflow (`.gitea/workflows/build-iso-linux.yaml`) is the authority for "did this commit build reproducibly?". It:
+
+1. Checks out the commit with submodules.
+2. Runs `build.sh` twice in `${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/build-{a,b}`.
+3. Fails the run if the two ISO SHA256s differ, and uploads a `diffoscope` report as an artefact.
+4. On a tag push, attaches the verified ISO + `SHA256SUMS` + `BUILD_INFO` to a Gitea release.
+
+### Self-hosted runner setup
+
+The workflow runs on `runs-on: silvermetal-builder`, a self-hosted, privileged-capable Gitea Actions runner. Create it before merging the workflow:
+
+1. Provision a Debian 12 VM on the cluster with ≥ 8 vCPU, ≥ 16 GB RAM, ≥ 100 GB disk.
+2. Install Docker (`apt install docker.io`); ensure the runner user can run `docker run --privileged`.
+3. Register `act_runner` against `git.silverlabs.uk` with label `silvermetal-builder`.
+4. Pre-pull the builder image so the first reproducibility run isn't a cold start:
+   `docker pull docker-registry:5000/silvermetal-builder:latest`
+5. Cache the apt snapshot in a Docker volume to avoid throttling:
+   `docker volume create silvermetal-apt-cache`
+
+The runner host name **must not** leak into ISO content. `LC_ALL=C.UTF-8` and a constant `TZ` in the wrapper guard against that, but spot-check with `diagnose-divergence.sh`.
+
+## Bumping pinned inputs
+
+Each of these is a deliberate, reviewed action — never automate:
+
+- **`derivative-maker` submodule** — bump in its own PR, with a verification log showing two clean builds match.
+- **`snapshot-pin.env`** — same procedure.
+- **Builder image (`Dockerfile.builder` digest)** — rebuild, push, update `BUILDER_IMAGE` in `build.sh`, run reproducibility check, commit all four together.
+
+## What this milestone is *not*
+
+- No hardening overlay (M1.2)
+- No SilverBrowser/SilverVPN/SilverSync/SilverChat integration (M1.6–1.9)
+- No installer branding (M1.5)
+- No update server (M1.10)
+- No SBOM publication (M1.11)
+- No signing ceremony / MOK / Secure Boot wiring (separate milestone)
+
+If a change to this directory expands its scope into one of those, push back — the M1.1 gate is intentionally narrow.

linux/build/config/silvermetal-base.conf

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+# SilverMetal Linux — Base build configuration (M1.1)
+#
+# Sourced by linux/build/scripts/build.sh inside the builder container.
+# Minimal SilverMetal-specific overrides on top of Kicksecure's
+# derivative-maker. NO hardening overlay, NO kernel swap, NO package
+# additions — that work is M1.2 and later.
+#
+# Bash-sourceable. Use POSIX-quoted values; no command substitution.
+
+# --- Derivative selection ---------------------------------------------------
+DERIVATIVE_NAME="silvermetal-linux-base"
+DERIVATIVE_DIST="bookworm"
+DERIVATIVE_TARGET_ARCH="amd64"
+DERIVATIVE_BUILD_TARGET="iso"
+
+# Kicksecure's derivative-maker exposes "build flavour" as the upstream
+# selector. We ride on the plain Kicksecure CLI flavour here. M1.2 will
+# switch this to a SilverMetal-Hardened flavour with our overlay.
+DERIVATIVE_FLAVOUR="kicksecure-cli"
+
+# --- Branding (reads shared/branding/linux-iso-meta.yaml at script time) ----
+# These mirror the YAML; the wrapper script reconciles them so we don't have
+# two sources of truth for the same value. If they diverge, build.sh fails.
+BRANDING_META_FILE="shared/branding/linux-iso-meta.yaml"
+BRANDING_ID="silvermetal-linux-base"
+BRANDING_VERSION="1.1.0-alpha"
+BRANDING_ISO_LABEL="SILVERMETAL_LINUX_BASE"
+
+# --- Reproducibility levers -------------------------------------------------
+# Set/overridden by build.sh; declared here so a stray invocation fails loudly
+# rather than silently picking up the host's clock / mirror.
+: "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:?SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH must be set by build.sh}"
+: "${SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP:?SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP must be set by build.sh}"
+
+# snapshot.debian.org URL pattern — derivative-maker honours APT_SNAPSHOT_URL
+# when present; if upstream renames it, update both here and build.sh.
+APT_SNAPSHOT_URL="https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/${SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP}"
+APT_SECURITY_SNAPSHOT_URL="https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian-security/${SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP}"
+
+# Deterministic squashfs flags. -no-exports kills inode-export tables
+# (host-dependent). -no-xattrs kills xattr ordering noise.
+MKSQUASHFS_OPTIONS="-no-exports -no-xattrs -reproducible -all-root -wildcards"
+
+# --- Output -----------------------------------------------------------------
+# Relative to repo root; build.sh moves artefacts here from the container.
+OUTPUT_DIR="linux/build/output"

linux/build/config/snapshot-pin.env

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+# Pinned snapshot.debian.org timestamp.
+#
+# This is the single value that determines which apt package versions land in
+# the build. Bumping it is a deliberate, reviewed action — never automate it.
+#
+# Format: YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ (UTC, ISO 8601 basic, snapshot.debian.org compatible)
+#
+# To bump:
+#   1. Pick a new timestamp from https://snapshot.debian.org/
+#   2. Run a full reproducibility check with the new value
+#   3. Commit the bump in its own PR with the verification log
+#
+# Initial pin: bookworm point-release era (M1.1 implementation date).
+SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP=20260415T000000Z

linux/build/config/source-date-epoch.env

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+# SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH source-of-truth.
+#
+# By default build.sh derives SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH from `git log -1 --pretty=%ct`
+# of the build commit. That is the reproducible-by-default mode and what CI
+# uses.
+#
+# This file exists to allow a *deliberate* override for offline/local rebuilds
+# of historical commits where git history is not available (e.g. building
+# from a release tarball). When set here, build.sh prefers this value over
+# the git-derived one and prints a warning.
+#
+# Leave commented out for normal use.
+#
+# SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH_OVERRIDE=1735689600

linux/build/derivative-maker.PIN.md

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+# derivative-maker submodule pin
+
+The `derivative-maker/` submodule is pinned to a specific Kicksecure release tag. This is a deliberate, reviewed action — never auto-bump.
+
+## Current pin
+
+| Field             | Value                                                          |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Upstream          | https://github.com/Kicksecure/derivative-maker                 |
+| Tag               | `18.1.7.4-developers-only`                                     |
+| Mirror (optional) | https://git.silverlabs.uk/SilverLABS/derivative-maker (mirror) |
+
+> Note: Kicksecure tags every developer iteration with the `-developers-only` suffix; this is their normal release convention, not a "use at your own risk" warning. Users of Kicksecure track this same tag space.
+
+## Bumping the pin
+
+1. Pick the new tag: `git -C linux/build/derivative-maker fetch --tags`
+2. `git -C linux/build/derivative-maker checkout <new-tag>`
+3. From the repo root: `git add linux/build/derivative-maker`
+4. Run `linux/build/scripts/verify-reproducibility.sh` to completion (must pass).
+5. Commit the bump on its own — *do not* combine with feature work.
+6. Open the PR with the verification log attached.
+
+## Why a pin (and not "track main")
+
+Reproducibility requires every input to the build to be content-addressed. A floating submodule pointer would break the M1.1 exit criterion the moment upstream pushes a commit between two CI runs.

linux/build/docker/Dockerfile.builder

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+# SilverMetal Linux — reproducible-build runner image.
+#
+# This image is the "build host" for the ISO. Pinning it by digest is the
+# only thing keeping host-toolchain drift out of the reproducibility gate, so
+# do NOT replace the FROM line with a tag-only reference.
+#
+# Build & push (run from repo root):
+#   docker build \
+#     -f linux/build/docker/Dockerfile.builder \
+#     -t docker-registry:5000/silvermetal-builder:<commit> \
+#     -t docker-registry:5000/silvermetal-builder:latest \
+#     linux/build/docker
+#   docker push docker-registry:5000/silvermetal-builder:<commit>
+#
+# To bump the base image: replace the digest, rebuild, push, update
+# BUILDER_IMAGE in linux/build/scripts/build.sh, run a full reproducibility
+# check, commit all four changes together.
+
+# debian:bookworm-slim — pinned by digest.
+# TODO(M1.1): replace placeholder digest with the actual one resolved at
+# image-build time. The placeholder is intentionally invalid so a build that
+# forgets to update it fails fast rather than silently using "latest".
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim@sha256:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+
+# Reproducibility-friendly apt configuration.
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+    LC_ALL=C.UTF-8 \
+    LANG=C.UTF-8 \
+    SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=0
+
+# Pinned package versions. These come from the same snapshot.debian.org
+# timestamp as the ISO build, so a Dockerfile rebuild against that snapshot
+# produces the same toolchain bit-for-bit. The actual snapshot URL is
+# substituted at build time via --build-arg APT_SNAPSHOT_URL=...
+ARG APT_SNAPSHOT_URL="https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20260415T000000Z"
+ARG APT_SECURITY_SNAPSHOT_URL="https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian-security/20260415T000000Z"
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+    rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*; \
+    printf 'deb [check-valid-until=no] %s bookworm main\n' "$APT_SNAPSHOT_URL" >  /etc/apt/sources.list; \
+    printf 'deb [check-valid-until=no] %s bookworm-security main\n' "$APT_SECURITY_SNAPSHOT_URL" >> /etc/apt/sources.list; \
+    apt-get -o Acquire::Check-Valid-Until=false update; \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        ca-certificates \
+        debootstrap \
+        diffoscope-minimal \
+        dosfstools \
+        git \
+        gnupg \
+        isolinux \
+        live-build \
+        mtools \
+        reprepro \
+        rsync \
+        squashfs-tools \
+        syslinux-common \
+        xorriso; \
+    apt-get clean; \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Non-root user for the parts of the build that don't need privilege.
+# live-build itself still needs root inside the container for chroot/mount,
+# so build.sh runs the container as root; this user exists for diagnostic
+# tooling and matches uid 1000 to play nicely with bind mounts.
+RUN useradd --uid 1000 --create-home --shell /bin/bash builder
+
+WORKDIR /work

linux/build/scripts/build.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SilverMetal Linux — ISO build wrapper.
+#
+# Runs the Kicksecure derivative-maker inside the pinned builder container
+# with the reproducibility levers locked down. This script is the single
+# entry point for both local developer builds and CI — there is no separate
+# CI-only path. If you need to debug, run *this*, not lb directly.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   linux/build/scripts/build.sh                # writes to linux/build/output/<commit>
+#   BUILD_DIR=/tmp/build-a linux/build/scripts/build.sh   # override output root
+#
+# Exit codes:
+#   0  ISO produced and SHA256SUMS written
+#   1  argument / environment error
+#   2  derivative-maker submodule missing
+#   3  build failed
+#   4  post-build hash/manifest step failed
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# --- Locate repo root -------------------------------------------------------
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd -- "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../.." && pwd)"
+cd "${REPO_ROOT}"
+
+# --- Pinned builder image ---------------------------------------------------
+# Bumped together with linux/build/docker/Dockerfile.builder. The digest form
+# is required; refusing the tag-only form is what stops a silent host drift.
+BUILDER_IMAGE="${BUILDER_IMAGE:-docker-registry:5000/silvermetal-builder@sha256:REPLACE_WITH_PUSHED_DIGEST}"
+
+if [[ "${BUILDER_IMAGE}" != *"@sha256:"* ]]; then
+    echo "build.sh: BUILDER_IMAGE must be pinned by digest, got: ${BUILDER_IMAGE}" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# --- Sanity: submodule present ---------------------------------------------
+if [[ ! -f "linux/build/derivative-maker/.git" && ! -d "linux/build/derivative-maker/.git" ]]; then
+    echo "build.sh: linux/build/derivative-maker submodule is not initialised." >&2
+    echo "  Run: git submodule update --init --recursive" >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+# --- Compute SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH ---------------------------------------------
+# Order of preference:
+#   1. Explicit env var passed in (CI may set it for cross-runner consistency)
+#   2. config/source-date-epoch.env override (offline rebuilds)
+#   3. git commit timestamp of HEAD (default)
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source linux/build/config/source-date-epoch.env || true
+if [[ -z "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:-}" ]]; then
+    if [[ -n "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH_OVERRIDE:-}" ]]; then
+        SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH="${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH_OVERRIDE}"
+        echo "build.sh: using SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH override = ${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}"
+    else
+        SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH="$(git log -1 --pretty=%ct)"
+    fi
+fi
+export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
+
+# --- Pinned snapshot timestamp ---------------------------------------------
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+source linux/build/config/snapshot-pin.env
+export SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP
+
+# --- Resolve commit & output dir -------------------------------------------
+COMMIT_SHA="$(git rev-parse --short=12 HEAD)"
+BUILD_DIR="${BUILD_DIR:-${REPO_ROOT}/linux/build/output/${COMMIT_SHA}}"
+mkdir -p "${BUILD_DIR}"
+
+echo "build.sh: commit=${COMMIT_SHA} epoch=${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH} snapshot=${SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP}"
+echo "build.sh: output -> ${BUILD_DIR}"
+
+# --- Run the build inside the container ------------------------------------
+# --privileged is required because live-build mounts loop devices and chroots.
+# --network=host lets the container reach snapshot.debian.org without us
+# fighting CI proxy config; tighten if/when that becomes a concern.
+docker run --rm --privileged \
+    --network=host \
+    -e SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH \
+    -e SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP \
+    -e LC_ALL=C.UTF-8 \
+    -e LANG=C.UTF-8 \
+    -e TZ=UTC \
+    -v "${REPO_ROOT}:/work:rw" \
+    -v "${BUILD_DIR}:/out:rw" \
+    -w /work \
+    "${BUILDER_IMAGE}" \
+    bash -euo pipefail -c '
+        # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+        source /work/linux/build/config/silvermetal-base.conf
+
+        cd /work/linux/build/derivative-maker
+
+        ./derivative-maker \
+            --build \
+            --target "${DERIVATIVE_BUILD_TARGET}" \
+            --flavour "${DERIVATIVE_FLAVOUR}" \
+            --arch "${DERIVATIVE_TARGET_ARCH}" \
+            --dist "${DERIVATIVE_DIST}" \
+            --config /work/linux/build/config/silvermetal-base.conf
+
+        # derivative-maker writes into its own build/ dir; collect into /out.
+        # Exact upstream output paths can shift between tags — keep this
+        # tolerant. Anything matching *.iso under the tree is what we want.
+        find . -maxdepth 6 -type f -name "*.iso" -print0 \
+            | xargs -0 -I{} cp -av "{}" /out/
+
+        # Manifest of file metadata that lives inside the ISO. Useful when
+        # diagnosing reproducibility regressions without re-extracting.
+        find . -maxdepth 6 -type f -name "*.manifest" -print0 \
+            | xargs -0 -I{} cp -av "{}" /out/ 2>/dev/null || true
+    ' || { echo "build.sh: derivative-maker failed"; exit 3; }
+
+# --- Hash artefacts ---------------------------------------------------------
+# Run hashing on the host (not in the container) so a busted container image
+# can't tamper with the digests we publish.
+shopt -s nullglob
+ISO_FILES=("${BUILD_DIR}"/*.iso)
+shopt -u nullglob
+if (( ${#ISO_FILES[@]} == 0 )); then
+    echo "build.sh: no ISO produced in ${BUILD_DIR}" >&2
+    exit 4
+fi
+
+(
+    cd "${BUILD_DIR}"
+    sha256sum -- *.iso > SHA256SUMS
+    cp -- "${REPO_ROOT}/linux/build/config/snapshot-pin.env" snapshot-pin.env
+    {
+        echo "commit=${COMMIT_SHA}"
+        echo "source_date_epoch=${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}"
+        echo "snapshot_timestamp=${SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP}"
+        echo "builder_image=${BUILDER_IMAGE}"
+        echo "host_uname=$(uname -srm)"
+    } > BUILD_INFO
+)
+
+echo "build.sh: SHA256SUMS:"
+cat "${BUILD_DIR}/SHA256SUMS"

linux/build/scripts/diagnose-divergence.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SilverMetal Linux — reproducibility-failure diagnostic.
+#
+# Invoked by verify-reproducibility.sh when two builds disagree, but also
+# safe to run by hand against any two ISOs:
+#
+#   ISO_A=/path/a.iso ISO_B=/path/b.iso linux/build/scripts/diagnose-divergence.sh
+#
+# Produces a diffoscope report. The output is intentionally verbose — when
+# this script runs in anger we want everything we can get.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd -- "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../.." && pwd)"
+
+: "${ISO_A:?ISO_A must point to the first ISO}"
+: "${ISO_B:?ISO_B must point to the second ISO}"
+
+if [[ ! -f "${ISO_A}" || ! -f "${ISO_B}" ]]; then
+    echo "diagnose: one of the ISOs is missing (A=${ISO_A} B=${ISO_B})" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+REPORT_DIR="${REPORT_DIR:-${REPO_ROOT}/linux/build/output/_divergence-$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ)}"
+mkdir -p "${REPORT_DIR}"
+
+echo "diagnose: writing report to ${REPORT_DIR}"
+
+# Quick wins first — these usually point straight at the culprit.
+sha256sum "${ISO_A}" "${ISO_B}" > "${REPORT_DIR}/sha256.txt"
+ls -la "${ISO_A}" "${ISO_B}" > "${REPORT_DIR}/sizes.txt" 2>&1 || true
+
+# diffoscope — html if available (richer), text always.
+if command -v diffoscope >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    diffoscope --max-report-size 100000000 \
+        --html "${REPORT_DIR}/diff.html" \
+        --text "${REPORT_DIR}/diff.txt" \
+        "${ISO_A}" "${ISO_B}" \
+        || true   # non-zero exit just means "they differ"; that's why we're here
+elif command -v cmp >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "diagnose: diffoscope not found, falling back to cmp" >&2
+    cmp -l "${ISO_A}" "${ISO_B}" > "${REPORT_DIR}/cmp.txt" || true
+fi
+
+# A first guess at the culprit, even when the diff is huge.
+{
+    echo "## Likely-culprit checklist"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Walk these in order — most failures fall into the first two."
+    echo ""
+    echo "  [ ] SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH was identical in both builds (compare BUILD_INFO files)"
+    echo "  [ ] snapshot.debian.org timestamp matched (compare snapshot-pin.env files)"
+    echo "  [ ] Same builder image digest (compare BUILD_INFO files)"
+    echo "  [ ] mksquashfs reproducibility flags survived (-no-exports -no-xattrs -reproducible)"
+    echo "  [ ] No build-id randomisation in kernel/initrd (look for differing .note.gnu.build-id)"
+    echo "  [ ] No host hostname/username leakage (grep for the runner host name)"
+    echo "  [ ] No locale drift (LC_ALL=C.UTF-8 enforced in container)"
+} > "${REPORT_DIR}/checklist.md"
+
+echo "diagnose: done. See ${REPORT_DIR}/checklist.md and ${REPORT_DIR}/diff.{html,txt}"

linux/build/scripts/verify-reproducibility.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SilverMetal Linux — reproducibility gate.
+#
+# Builds the ISO twice from clean clones of HEAD and compares SHA256.
+# This is the M1.1 exit-criterion check; CI runs it on every push.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   linux/build/scripts/verify-reproducibility.sh
+#   COMMIT=abc1234 linux/build/scripts/verify-reproducibility.sh   # specific SHA
+#
+# Exit codes:
+#   0  Both builds produced byte-identical ISOs
+#   1  Mismatch — diagnose-divergence.sh has been invoked
+#   2  Setup / clone error
+#   3  One of the builds failed before producing an ISO
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd -- "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../.." && pwd)"
+
+COMMIT="${COMMIT:-$(git -C "${REPO_ROOT}" rev-parse HEAD)}"
+WORKROOT="${WORKROOT:-/tmp/silvermetal-repro-$$}"
+DIR_A="${WORKROOT}/build-a"
+DIR_B="${WORKROOT}/build-b"
+
+cleanup() {
+    if [[ "${KEEP_BUILD_DIRS:-0}" != "1" ]]; then
+        rm -rf "${WORKROOT}"
+    else
+        echo "verify: kept ${WORKROOT} for inspection"
+    fi
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+mkdir -p "${DIR_A}" "${DIR_B}"
+
+clone_one() {
+    local dest="$1"
+    git clone --recurse-submodules "${REPO_ROOT}" "${dest}/repo" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+        || { echo "verify: clone -> ${dest} failed" >&2; exit 2; }
+    git -C "${dest}/repo" checkout --quiet "${COMMIT}"
+    git -C "${dest}/repo" submodule update --init --recursive --quiet
+}
+
+build_one() {
+    local dest="$1"
+    BUILD_DIR="${dest}/out" "${dest}/repo/linux/build/scripts/build.sh" \
+        || { echo "verify: build in ${dest} failed" >&2; exit 3; }
+}
+
+echo "verify: cloning two copies at ${COMMIT}"
+clone_one "${DIR_A}"
+clone_one "${DIR_B}"
+
+echo "verify: building copy A"
+build_one "${DIR_A}"
+
+echo "verify: building copy B"
+build_one "${DIR_B}"
+
+ISO_A="$(ls "${DIR_A}/out"/*.iso 2>/dev/null | head -n1 || true)"
+ISO_B="$(ls "${DIR_B}/out"/*.iso 2>/dev/null | head -n1 || true)"
+
+if [[ -z "${ISO_A}" || -z "${ISO_B}" ]]; then
+    echo "verify: missing ISO (A=${ISO_A:-<none>} B=${ISO_B:-<none>})" >&2
+    exit 3
+fi
+
+HASH_A="$(sha256sum "${ISO_A}" | cut -d' ' -f1)"
+HASH_B="$(sha256sum "${ISO_B}" | cut -d' ' -f1)"
+
+echo "verify: A = ${HASH_A}  ${ISO_A}"
+echo "verify: B = ${HASH_B}  ${ISO_B}"
+
+if [[ "${HASH_A}" == "${HASH_B}" ]]; then
+    echo "verify: PASS — reproducible at ${COMMIT}"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "verify: FAIL — running diffoscope"
+KEEP_BUILD_DIRS=1
+ISO_A="${ISO_A}" ISO_B="${ISO_B}" \
+    "${REPO_ROOT}/linux/build/scripts/diagnose-divergence.sh" \
+    || true
+exit 1

shared/branding/linux-iso-meta.yaml

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+# SilverMetal Linux — ISO branding metadata
+#
+# Single source of truth for ISO label, /etc/os-release, GRUB title.
+# Referenced by linux/build/config/silvermetal-base.conf and any later overlay.
+# Do not duplicate these values elsewhere — read them from here.
+
+schema_version: 1
+
+# Phase-1 milestone 1.1 ships a *base* (un-hardened) Kicksecure derivative.
+# The hardened variant lands in M1.2 and SHOULD use a different `id` so that
+# os-release reflects what the user actually has installed.
+id: silvermetal-linux-base
+name: SilverMetal Linux (Base)
+short_name: SilverMetal
+pretty_name: SilverMetal Linux Base
+version_codename: bookworm
+home_url: https://silvermetal.silverlabs.uk
+support_url: https://silvermetal.silverlabs.uk/support
+bug_report_url: https://git.silverlabs.uk/SilverLABS/SilverMetal/issues
+privacy_policy_url: https://silvermetal.silverlabs.uk/privacy
+
+# Versioning: <phase>.<milestone>.<patch>[-tag]
+# M1.1 produces 1.1.0-alpha builds until two clean builds match SHA256.
+version: 1.1.0-alpha
+
+# ISO9660 volume id is capped at 32 chars, uppercase, no spaces.
+iso_label: SILVERMETAL_LINUX_BASE
+
+# Used by GRUB / isolinux menu rendering.
+grub_title: SilverMetal Linux (Base) — live
+grub_distributor: SilverMetal
+
+# os-release fields that aren't covered by the standardised keys above.
+os_release_extra:
+  ANSI_COLOR: "1;36"             # cyan, matches SilverLABS visual identity
+  LOGO: silvermetal
+  DOCUMENTATION_URL: https://silvermetal.silverlabs.uk/docs