Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH 2/3] glep-0074: Specify the format of size and checksum fields
On Sat, 2022-09-24 at 18:09 -0500, John Helmert III wrote: > On Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 04:03:54PM +0200, Michał Górny wrote: > > Signed-off-by: Michał Górny > > --- > > glep-0074.rst | 13 + > > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/glep-0074.rst b/glep-0074.rst > > index 54bf216..bfbe092 100644 > > --- a/glep-0074.rst > > +++ b/glep-0074.rst > > @@ -191,6 +191,19 @@ The encoding can be used for other characters as well. > > In particular, > > escaping non-printable characters might be desirable. > > > > > > +Size and checksum fields > > + > > + > > +The Manifest entries used to describe files list the file size and one > > +or more checksums. The size is expressed as an unsigned decimal integer. > > "an unsigned decimal integer" representing the file's size in bytes > (rather than bits, or nibbles, or $UNIT), right? > Very well. I'm afraid this is going to break some existing implementations that preferred to measure in inches but gotta live with it. -- Best regards, Michał Górny
Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH 2/3] glep-0074: Specify the format of size and checksum fields
On Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 04:03:54PM +0200, Michał Górny wrote: > Signed-off-by: Michał Górny > --- > glep-0074.rst | 13 + > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/glep-0074.rst b/glep-0074.rst > index 54bf216..bfbe092 100644 > --- a/glep-0074.rst > +++ b/glep-0074.rst > @@ -191,6 +191,19 @@ The encoding can be used for other characters as well. > In particular, > escaping non-printable characters might be desirable. > > > +Size and checksum fields > + > + > +The Manifest entries used to describe files list the file size and one > +or more checksums. The size is expressed as an unsigned decimal integer. "an unsigned decimal integer" representing the file's size in bytes (rather than bits, or nibbles, or $UNIT), right? > +The checksums are expressed using pairs of fields, with the first field > +in every pair specifying the hash name and the second field its value. > +The names of hashes and the encoding of their values are specified > +in the `checksum algorithms`_ section. > + > +It is invalid to specify a hash name without a value. > + > + > File verification > - > > -- > 2.37.3 > > signature.asc Description: PGP signature
