--On January 5, 2012 12:22:45 PM +1000 Da Rock
<freebsd-po...@herveybayaustralia.com.au> wrote:
Ok. I've been working through the handbook step by step, and I'm stuck at
checksums so I probably haven't yet reached that part yet. I'll check it
out now....
To get the checksums, type make fetch to download the packages and then
make makesum to get the checksums. This is a critical step for a port.
You need to make sure the checksum matches what the site says it should be,
because everyone who builds that port will be expecting that to be correct.
They're counting on that checksum to ensure that they don't download a
compromised copy of the software.
--
Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst
As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions
are my own and not those of my employer.
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