Yeah, I was just hoping someone else here had already invented/discovered this wheel.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Fay [mailto:wayne...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 8:58 AM > To: Maven Users List > Subject: Re: MD5 checksum validation tool [Windows]? > > Perhaps you need to whip something up then? I'm sure it would not be > terribly difficult. All the source code for the md5 checking is open source, > so > you just need to pretty it up with a front end. > > Even better (from my POV) would be a tool that could be run and take a > directory/path as input, then run across all .md5 files it ran across with > optional recursion. > > Wayne > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 11:41 AM, Justin Georgeson <jgeorge...@lgc.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks Paul. I don't see HashTab as being able to directly read the > > .md5 file. Users would have to open the .md5 file in a text editor, > > then copy/paste. And sadly this tiny bit of effort is actually being > > deemed an undue burden. It literally has to be as simple as > > double-click the .md5 file and get nice green graphic that says > > everything is ok. HashCheck is the tool people are wanting to use, but > > that requires the relative path be included in the md5 file. I've > > submitted an enhancement request but their last release was in 2009 so > I'm not hopeful. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: paulus.benedic...@gmail.com > > > [mailto:paulus.benedic...@gmail.com] > > > On Behalf Of Paul Benedict > > > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 11:18 AM > > > To: Maven Users List > > > Subject: Re: MD5 checksum validation tool [Windows]? > > > > > > Yup. I've used HashTab for years. > > > http://www.implbits.com/hashtab.aspx > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Justin Georgeson > > > <jgeorge...@lgc.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > All the checksum validation tools I've found only seem to support > > > > files with format produced by the md5sum tool, ie - > > > > > > > > checksum1 relative/path/file1 > > > > checksum2 relative/path/to/file2 > > > > ... > > > > > > > > But Maven publishes sibling files of the same name with ".md5" > > > > appended, and no relative path in the file. Does anyone know of a > > > > tool on Windows (shell extension, standalone GUI) that people > > > > could use after downloading the artifact (in this particular case > > > > it's an executable installer) and the > > > > md5 file and just double-click the md5 file to validate the > > > > download (or drag/drop the artifact and md5 file)? > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ---- This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain > > > > confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the > > > > intended recipient. > > > > Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly > > prohibited. > > > > If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive > > > > information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender > > > > by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message. > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org
