Re: Bug#353911: md5sum --check checks only if _all_ are bad

[Patrick Schoenfeld]

Hi,

On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 10:34:02AM +0100, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Hi again,
> 
> Patrick Schoenfeld <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Hi Jim,
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 09:09:09PM +0100, Jim Meyering wrote:
> >> If you're serious about it, and can sign a copyright assignment,
> >> please look through the coreutils contribution/style guidelines
> >>   http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=blob;f=HACKING;hb=HEAD
> >> and make the following changes/additions:
> >
> > I was a bit sceptic about this copyright assignment and wondered why the
> > HACKING file does not include any link to [1]. Just as a suggestion
> 
> What's [1] ?

sorry, accidentally removed the link:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html


> > I do not understand that. Which other programs do you mean?
> > Utilities in other operating systems, e.g. BSDs md5sum or what do you
> > mean? What rationale is behind this?
> 
> Exactly.  Do any of the NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, HPUX,
> AIX, etc. programs (sometimes called "md5") have an option to do this?
> If there *is* another program with this functionality, then you'd have a
> good argument for adding a short-named option: to be compatible with it.
> If not, then no new short-named options, on principle: there will be
> less risk of conflict with other vendors or evolving/future standards.

Makes sense. But this isn't a strong requirement is it? I don't even
have access to all this operating systems ;)

Hmpf. For now I'm fighting with the unreasonable dependencies of the
coreutils git version.. automake 1.10a.. from the git repository.. =(

Regards,
Patrick