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List:       macports-users
Subject:    Re: Rules of the game for checksums in portfiles
From:       Joshua Root <jmr () macports ! org>
Date:       2010-02-22 7:24:03
Message-ID: 4B823113.7020502 () macports ! org
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On 2010-2-22 16:03 , Scott Haneda wrote:
> On Feb 21, 2010, at 11:29 AM, Joshua Root wrote:
> 
> > On 2010-2-22 06:03 , Marko Käning wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > in documentation for Portfiles there are 3 different checksums shown...
> > > 
> > > I am wondering whether all three are acutally necessary or whether md5 is \
> > > sufficient for setting up acceptable Portfiles.
> > 
> > Only one checksum is *required*. However, enough doubt has been cast on
> > the security of md5 that it is prudent to use another hash function. And
> > since `port -v checksum` instantly produces a checksums line for you,
> > why not use 3?
> 
> Well, that is certainly handy, thank you!
> Any idea what I am doing wrong here:
> $sudo port -v checksum memtester
> --->  Computing dependencies for memtester.
> --->  Fetching memtester
> --->  Verifying checksum(s) for memtester
> --->  Checksumming memtester-4.1.2.tar.gz
> 

Nothing's wrong, the checksums match so nothing is printed.

- Josh
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