On Tue, 02 Oct 2012, Jeffrey Johnson wrote: > > On Oct 1, 2012, at 4:55 PM, Jan Rękorajski wrote: > >> > >> What digest is in use for file content? The digest algorithm is > >> configurable in rpm-5.x, and > >> is more likely to be SHA256/SHA1 than MD5 these days. > > > > Both rpm 4.5 and now rpm 5.4 use MD5 as file digest algo. > > > > And ripping out filemd5 index is quite pointless, as the problem is the > > Agreed: pointless hack-o-round removing the Filedigest index … > > > inability to install package build with rpm5 on a system with rpm 4.5, > > … but "legacy compatibility" doesn't come for free, and rpm-4.5 > has no upgrade path (all explained carefully at length to arekm & glen > years ago when the decision to use rpm-4.5 instead of rpm-5.x was made) > > > so the real fix is "upgrade to rpm5". But it would be good to know what > > is the cause of that bug to not break things before upgrade. > > > > I can certainly generate the patch to rpm-4.5: convince me why I should > waste any > time on retrofitting "stuff" into an obsolete version of rpm-4.5 and I will > do so.
No, no, no. I don't want to touch rpm-4.5 code at all. I'd like to know what is rpm5 doing that kills rpm-4.5. Or, how to put into every build package a simple dep "Conflicts: rpm < 5" as it will simply force rpm upgrade. > These are ancient -- and quite predictable -- compatibility issues associated > with a change from MD5 to other Newer! Better! Bestest! digest algorithms. But the default is still MD5. > Hint: I again suggest you try removing adding entries to the Filedigests index > to avoid having to solve "legacy compatible" issues that really do not matter. I can do that, but it will not solve the issue reported here. It will be a bandaid after the fact. BTW what's going on with rpm5.org? I can't connect to it from anywhere. -- Jan Rękorajski | PLD/Linux SysAdm | http://www.pld-linux.org/ baggins<at>mimuw.edu.pl baggins<at>pld-linux.org _______________________________________________ pld-devel-en mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pld-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/pld-devel-en
