[aur-general] requesting a critique for my build of xen-git-4.5.0-rc3

[Pablo Lezaeta Reyes]

2014-12-16 6:05 GMT-03:00 Florian Bruhin <me at the-compiler.org>:
>
> * Robert Mackanics <schnoopay at gmx.com> [2014-12-16 03:42:51 -0500]:
> > On Monday, December 15, 2014 16:54:04 Marcel Korpel wrote:
> > > Third, don't use md5sums to check file integrity; to avoid collisions,
> > > it is recommended that you use sha256sums. You can set this
> > > in /etc/makepkg.conf (and then you can use updpkgsums to generate
> them).
> >
> > Should we have the makepkg.conf in the pacman package changed to sha256?
> Seems
> > like a good idea that shouldn't bite anybody.
>
> I submitted a patch and it was declined:
>
> https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2014-June/019081.html
> https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2014-June/019083.html
> https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2014-June/019084.html
>
> Florian
>
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As far I underestand it was because "md5 is the most used", so I now add a
commented line in my makepkgs that explain that "I use md5 cause pacman -g
give that".

I thing maybe if a big number of user submit the patch ask in forums and/or
add the bug (carelessly if is regected) that could bring the questioning if
is a good idea use md5
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*Pablo Lezaeta*