very helpful…tx > On Mar 9, 2017, at 12:59 PM, Aaron S. Hawley <aaron.s.haw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> i just downloaded >> http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mit-scheme/stable.pkg/9.2/mit-scheme-9.2-x86-64.dmg >> in order to install mit-scheme on my macbook running OS X > > I'm not a maintainer of MIT/GNU Scheme, but I downloaded and installed > using that file, too. > >> i ran SHASUM on the file, and got the following checksum: >> 31527ad2d3cfb474ab035fb1aff6b2eda2c126a9 > > That's what I get, too, when I run sha1sum > >> this does not match the checksum listed for the file at >> http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mit-scheme/stable.pkg/9.2/md5sums.txt, which is as >> follows: >> 57155daa9fd5bf260449d5d1e9587507 mit-scheme-9.2-x86-64.dmg > > When I run it with md5sum, I get that, too. > > I think you're running the wrong hash program. > >> coincidentally, i recently downloaded and installed this same package on my >> iMac running OS X, and ran into a bunch of problems with the system hanging, >> locking up, etc. i had to re-install XQuartz to resolve the problems…a day >> later the logic board on my iMac failed. i have no idea whether there was >> any connection, but i wanted to mention it just in case there is a problem >> with a malicious bit of code. > > Coincidentally, I was running scheme in Emacs in Scheme mode with the > mit-scheme program, but then forgot about it, and it ran away with all > the CPU after a a couple of weeks. I'm a lot more mindful now. > >> in any case, i do not want to install the package since the checksums don’t >> match. any guidance appreciated > > There may be a defect, but I don't think it's malicious. > > Sorry about your loss.
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