On Thu, Jun 10, 1999 at 23:26:32 -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >>"Chris" == Chris Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Chris> (gunzip upstream.orig.tar.gz; bzip2 upstream.orig.tar) > > What idf detatched signatures matter to me? Or signed md5sums > from the author?
These are valid concerns, but not for all source packages. In many cases, an upstream author doesn't provide signatures; in those cases, I'd consider recompressing reasonable. On Thu, Jun 10, 1999 at 20:06:10 -0400, Branden Robinson wrote: > As said elsewhere, I think a source package can be regarded as "pristine" > if it is md5-identical with the upstream version in *uncompressed* form. I agree, unless upstream provides signatures for the compressed form, thereby choosing a tighter definition of "pristine". Ray -- PATRIOTISM A great British writer once said that if he had to choose between betraying his country and betraying a friend he hoped he would have the decency to betray his country. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan
