Ian Murdock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > We need to be able to feed the announcement to `md5sum -c', which > expects <checksum> <space> <space> <filename>. > > I agree completely. At the moment, I have to run a special script to > convert the dchanges md5sum format into a format that md5sum -c can > understand. This is a pain. If I didn't know how to write a shell > script to parse a string and rearrange it, I'd be out of luck.
dchanges implemented the announcement format proposed by Bruce. If I recall, there was a call for discussion, but little input. If I'm still maintaining dchanges I can tweak its announcement file format, given a reasonable definition of the desired format. If Ian J. is going to produce a dchanges replacement, he can address that. BTW, "man md5sum" doesn't say anything about the required <checksum> <space> <space> <filename> format for "md5sum -c".
