From: Oliver Eikemeier (eikemeierfillmore-labs.com)
Date: Thu Aug 26 2004 - 03:37:27 CDT

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Mohacsi Janos wrote:
> [...]
> I would also opt for having (by default) additional hash algorithms. I
> would prefer using method of NetBSD: using an external program called
> digest ( see security/digest port) to select the algorithms. Oliver
> Eikemeier is working a ports building infrastructure and I think it
> would be a good idea to this new infrastructure would support multiple
> hash algorithm. The most easiest way would be to define a knob like
> PREFERED_HASH that would list the algorithms that system would prefer,
> and REQUIRED_HASH that would be required to checked:
> - makesum should generate all the PREFERED_HASH
> - fetch should fail if any of the REQUIRED_HASH failed

devel/portmk supports generation of multiple hashes, although it will
just verify the first of the sufficient ones. the problem is to test
this stuff before 5.3.
-Oliver

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