Re: Package verification and "/usr/bin/install" tool replacements

2003-10-16 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 04:39:49AM +1000, Kim Lester wrote: > Some of the ideas I have implemented include a "pkg info" file in each > package > containing the > pathname > uid, gid (numeric) > md5sum, > size (useful to humans) > mode > symlink target (for syml

Re: Package verification and "/usr/bin/install" tool replacements

2003-10-04 Thread Brian May
On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 01:42:36PM -0400, Fabien Ninoles wrote: > Although your proposition seems more complete, have you try > debsums and checksecurity? debsums with the following > feature in /etc/apt/apt.conf > > DPkg::Post-Invoke { > "debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/arc

Re: Package verification and "/usr/bin/install" tool replacements

2003-10-04 Thread Fabien Ninoles
Kim Lester wrote: Although debian packages may contain md5sums it seems package verification is not available (unless I have missed something). Although your proposition seems more complete, have you try debsums and checksecurity? debsums with the following feature in /etc/apt/apt.conf DPkg::Post

RE: Package verification and "/usr/bin/install" tool replacements

2003-10-04 Thread Kim Lester
this latter group My solution does. regards kim > -Original Message- > From: Rene Engelhard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 5:45 AM > To: debian-devel@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Package verification and "/usr/bin/install"

Re: Package verification and "/usr/bin/install" tool replacements

2003-10-03 Thread Rene Engelhard
Hi, Kim Lester wrote: > Although debian packages may contain md5sums it seems package > verification is > not available (unless I have missed something). Probably you missed debsums... Grüße/Regards, René -- .''`. René Engelhard -- Debian GNU/Linux Developer : :' : http://www.debian.org |

Package verification and "/usr/bin/install" tool replacements

2003-10-03 Thread Kim Lester
Although debian packages may contain md5sums it seems package verification is not available (unless I have missed something). Also I find the traditional /usr/bin/install type tools rather primitive. As I understand it a debian pkg relies on information in the tar archive itself to store this