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Re: A request for md5 hashs to be published
On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 01:03:19AM +0000, Dennis Clarke wrote:
> Can the md5 sum hash for the various release files be published at the
> main GCC release pages ?
> If we look at http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.2/ there is no md5 sum there
> and while I can find that data at a mirror thus :
>
> ftp://ftp.mirrorservice.org/sites/sources.redhat.com/pub/gcc/releases/gcc-4.2.4/md5.sum
>
> .. there is no statement of the authenticity of that source file.
The versions on ftp.gnu.org are accompanied by digital signatures,
which should give stronger assurance than just an md5 sum.