Re: [PATCH] tests/functional/qemu_test: Use Python hashlib instead of external programs

[Brad Smith]

On 2024-09-10 10:06 p.m., Brian Cain wrote:
> On 9/10/2024 5:26 PM, Brad Smith wrote:
> > On 2024-09-10 4:17 p.m., Thomas Huth wrote:
> > > Some systems (like OpenBSD) do not have the sha256sum or sha512sum 
> > > programs
> > > installed by default. Use the Python hashlib instead so we don't 
> > > have to
> > > rely on the external programs.
> >
> > On OpenBSD they're named sha256 and sha512.
> Rather than port the test to each OS's particular program names, we 
> should use the portable solution that's included w/Python.

I wasn't trying to imply that the patch wasn't the right direction, it 
is when it comes portability. Just commenting
on what it says in the commit message. This isn't the first time such 
differences have come up.