snapshots index.txt and SHA256

[Jan Stary]

Hi all,

apparently, the format of index.txt has changed: the
'old' index, as shipped with 4.5, just lists the basenames,
while a current index.txt is a 'ls -l'. Is this just for snapshots,
or for future releases too? Is this temporary, or should my scripts
expect this format from now on?

Also, SHA256 apparently replaced MD5 in snapshots.
The old MD5 did not tell the md5 checksum of x*.tgz,
but did provide the checksums of floppy*. With the new
SHA256 it's the other way round. Why is that?

        Thanks

                Jan