21.11.2019 18:45, Norman Dunbar wrote:
My document still mentions the checksums and the -i[gnore] switch, so if this is no longer used, I can update that part of the docs too.
Prior to FB3, checksums weren't calculated and all the pages contains 12345 as a dummy checksum. This value was validated, however (to catch the page header being unexpectedly overwritten).
Starting with FB3 and ODS12, checksums were removed from ODS (appropriate field is not filled). However, the same level of "quick" validation is now performed using the page number field (stored inside the every page).
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