Darren J Moffat writes: > James Carlson wrote: > > (Having a big database of MD5 and SHA-1 checksums searchable on > > checksum is a nifty hack around the problem ... but it's still a > > problem, and shouldn't need a hack. You should be able to go directly > > from advertised version number to verified checksum in one step.) > > As an aside we do actually have such a thing:
Yes; that's exactly what I was referring to. It's a neat idea, and a nifty hack, but I'd still rather have the system provide me with version numbers in some consistent way -- rather than relying on either hashes or ad-hoc methods such as a "-V" option. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carlson at sun.com> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677
