| ... Further, getting two | computers to generate the exact same binary code from the exact same | source code is a surprisingly difficult challenge. It requires a | perfect match of everything from compiler versions to C library | versions right down to identical *clocks* -- because often, compilers | will incorporate timestamps into the output. | | Doing checksum validation of source code is feasible. Of binary code, | not really.
Well said. Two binaries can be execution identical except for their use of registers -- their use of registers being an artefact of the compiler. --dan _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
