Hi, Well, as always, when there's an established practice I'd like a stronger reason than "it would probably be good" to change it ;) I see what you mean, but I don't know that the GNU md5 is any more prevalent than the BSD md5 or vice versa...
Yoav Shapira Millennium Research Informatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Mark R. Diggory [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:52 AM >To: Tomcat Developers List >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Fwd: md5 sums for jakarta downloads > >For example here are the outputs of the various signing tools we use at >this time: > >BSD md5: > > > md5 commons-collections-3.1.jar >MD5 (commons-collections-3.1.jar) = d1dcb0fbee884bb855bb327b8190af36 > >while the GNU md5 script generates the following: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] jars]$ md5sum commons-collections-3.1.jar >d1dcb0fbee884bb855bb327b8190af36 commons-collections-3.1.jar > >And maven just generates and uses: >d1dcb0fbee884bb855bb327b8190af36 > >Yes, the nice thing about BSD md5 is that the -r can be used to make it >look like the GNU md5sum output, it would probably be good if we started >to use this as it will be more prevalent and possibly is the closest one >can get to a standard: > > > md5 -r commons-collections-3.1.jar >d1dcb0fbee884bb855bb327b8190af36 commons-collections-3.1.jar > > >Mark R. Diggory wrote: > >> This is the md5 output generated by BSD md5 and not necessarily a >> "standard", GNU md5sum generates a different format that is not >> "standard" as well. For maven, just the checksum portion of the content >> is stored in the file. >> >> It would be nice if there was a standard in this area, but I have yet to >> see one in the internet community. We have the same problem with >> generating md5 checksums for the maven repository at the moment. >> >> -Mark >> >> Shapira, Yoav wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> The format I use for MD5 sums is the standard one. Every other project >>> I know uses this format, so I think if anything this user needs to >>> adjust his preferences ;) However, if there's a standard or spec >>> somewhere that mandates we use md5 -r (reverse output format), then >>> sure, someone point me to it and I'll follow that spec when signing >>> releases. >>> >>> Yoav Shapira >>> Millennium Research Informatics >>> >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: jean-frederic clere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 5:26 AM >>>> To: Tomcat Developers List >>>> Subject: Re: Fwd: md5 sums for jakarta downloads >>>> >>>> Pier Fumagalli wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> From: Andy Mudrak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> Date: 10 August 2004 00:57:44 BST >>>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> Subject: md5 sums for jakarta downloads >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I noticed that your MD5 sums on your website are not all formatted >>>>>> correctly. I specifically downloaded the Tomcat 5.0.27 MD5 file, >>> >>> >>> and >>> >>>>>> found this out. Not that it's a big deal or anything like that, but >>>>>> it'd be good to have the MD5 properly formatted, that is the MD5 sum >>>>>> and then the file name... >>>> >>>> >>>> I am not sure that is a good idea: >>>> +++ >>>> -bash-2.05b$ openssl md5 toto >>>> MD5(toto)= efd6b079984c77cd80254ff266e9ab43 >>>> +++ >>>> >>>> And looking in the Jakarta "Binary downloads" I have found that a lot >>> >>> >>> of >>> >>>> other >>>> MD5 file are using the Tomcat format. >>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Andy Mudrak >>>>>> >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> > >-- >Mark Diggory >Software Developer >Harvard MIT Data Center >http://www.hmdc.harvard.edu > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
