commit: 0dcde7c19a93fbc13180e1a0708c83557f3de4e7
Author: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Fri Sep 23 13:34:40 2022 +0000
Commit: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Tue Oct 4 06:56:08 2022 +0000
URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/glep.git/commit/?id=0dcde7c1
glep-0074: Clarify the hex encoding of hash values
Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo.org>
glep-0074.rst | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/glep-0074.rst b/glep-0074.rst
index 5cf0708..d5e5057 100644
--- a/glep-0074.rst
+++ b/glep-0074.rst
@@ -418,6 +418,14 @@ Checksum algorithms
| ``WHIRLPOOL`` | Whirlpool [#BARRETO]_ | 512 | Hex | |
+-----------------+-----------------------+------+------+-------------+
+The following hash value encodings are used:
+
+Hex
+ The hash value expressed as an unsigned hexadecimal integer,
+ using digits ``0`` to ``9`` and lowercase letters ``a`` to ``f``,
+ with no prefix or suffix.
+
+
Any new hashes must be added to this specification prior to being used
in Manifest files. Adding a new hash is considered
a backwards-compatible change to the GLEP. It is recommended that new
