File site_init.py of Package scons

import os
import SCons.Environment

old_init = SCons.Environment.Base.__init__

print("Adding logic to propagate SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH from the shell environment when building with SCons")


def new_init(self, **kw):
    """
    This logic will add SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH to the execution environment used to run
    all the build commands.
    """
    old_init(self, **kw)
    if 'SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH' in os.environ:
        self._dict['ENV']['SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH'] = os.environ['SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH']


SCons.Environment.Base.__init__ = new_init