Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 61626E399 for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:51:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 72775 invoked by uid 500); 20 Nov 2012 23:51:07 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 72537 invoked by uid 500); 20 Nov 2012 23:51:07 -0000 Mailing-List: contact general-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: general@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list general@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 72528 invoked by uid 99); 20 Nov 2012 23:51:07 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:51:07 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of sebbaz@gmail.com designates 209.85.212.47 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.212.47] (HELO mail-vb0-f47.google.com) (209.85.212.47) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:50:59 +0000 Received: by mail-vb0-f47.google.com with SMTP id e21so4079839vbm.6 for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:50:39 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=ARlEXrlALBlCF0e3djNKa37/i1uqDgkuIy8tbzNvb4Q=; b=Ee2qmW3r/KjG+sLw96Na83iNLZvw3GfrkJX7iWxR1ttJKlbBGtOuY1cwVGfoK+8136 ZGwxrNCmAB8vTvOHK6neIVLipxRZKe/2jdZlkJTWHkvl8uuWM1I5GHNvRQb43jxOulBH EJ23J5f+hBlGsWWnOQ+9XvH9PpzLWVfLPPmG5krFc3KukNn9q6UwgcR3BHFMSgeAj2qO hv3svLzGuC1vilZuOY9AZAbQC7oZ2XiTOa3h5jSuozZKw3L+DDGEZiOXK5qtwMGCXFQZ cTSvFUs9q5IHfbxLwxpxzUk0Bx3MlM8d5Hh8giL0k9qgealw1p6l7PgEjzPvTmhrQbgn nYuw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.58.198.164 with SMTP id jd4mr27030619vec.34.1353455439024; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:50:39 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.58.172.71 with HTTP; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:50:38 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:50:38 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Formats of SHA/MD5 checksums From: sebb To: general@incubator.apache.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org On 20 November 2012 23:22, Roman Shaposhnik wrote: > On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 1:51 PM, sebb wrote: >> (Though installing it just for hash creation may be overkill). >> >> Maven generates hashes which are easy to check. >> It's easy to use Ant to generate hashes in a suitable format. > > And this is the crux of the question -- what IS suitable format? Ideally, whatever is supported by most (many) hash checking utilities. > Personally, I find it difficult to verify the GPG generated checksums. Ditto. It's particularly awkward when the hash is wrapped over several lines. I ended up writing a Perl script to handle all the variations. > If I'm not alone perhaps we should discourage the use of this > format and modify the release FAQ page. +1 > Thanks, > Roman. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org