Date: Tue, 06 Aug 1996 12:32:13 -0400 From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net> To: Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com> Cc: James Raynard <fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: perhaps i am just stupid. Message-ID: <3207738D.5881@ime.net> References: <199608060006.RAA12303@seagull.rtd.com>
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Don Yuniskis wrote: > > > > > bin/cat > > > > bin/chmod > > > > /stand/cpio: invalid header: checksum error > > > > DEBUG: request for bin/bin.ab from dos > > > > > > > > gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--format violated > > > > DEBUG: switching back to VTY1 > > > > /stand/spio: premature end of file > > > > > > Hmmm... seems like this pops up quite often in recent complaints. > > > > Indeed. > > > > > Is there a nice "easy" way for folks to verify checksums, etc. > > > of their files before installing? Can this be added to the FAQ > > > > cat bin.* | gzip -t - is nice and easy, but requires a fully > > functioning Unix box... > > I was thinking of just 'cksum bin.*' since I would *assume* that > the cksums, once correct, would indicate a "good" file... > > > Although I believe both these utilities have been ported to DOS. > > Perhaps someone with the time and inclination could knock up a > > batch file to do this? gzip.exe is already on the CDROM and I > > don't see any reason why cat.exe couldn't be added. > > how about: > cksum *.* > fudge > comp fudge goodsums.lst > but, of course, that would require the user to have *all* the > files listed in "goodsums.lst" online. Also, you'd have to create > an entry for goodsums.lst in the goodsums.lst file itself! And, > since DOS will create fudge before completely expanding the *.* > in the cksum command, you need to take it into consideration, also. I don't know anything about cksum(1). (Welp, I didn't untill after starting this message. This is version 2 :) But I just did a cksum(1) on a file.. Why can't that be directed to a txt file per directory by the powers that be at FreeBSD head quarters, Then someone (me if needed) could whip up a simple Dos & Unix based program to read it and verfiy each file. -Enjoy Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours The Borg... Where minds meet (207) 929-3848
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