Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 15:02:00 +0300 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: Alexander Langer <alex@big.endian.de> Cc: asami@FreeBSD.org, ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: NO_CHECKSUM for only some files Message-ID: <397598B8.B6AF030B@FreeBSD.org> References: <20000719134849.A51793@cichlids.cichlids.com>
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Alexander Langer wrote: > Hello! > > I wonder if we could add some functionality to exclude specific files > from the checksum-check. > > But only some files. > > A good example where this could be useful it the astro/xtide port: > > While the source of the file should include the checksum-check (for > trojans), the DATAFILE for the astro-stuff cannot contain trojans or > similar. > However, the datafile updates quite often, and it is a good idea to > always take the newest version. > > If it was excluded from the check, this would be possible. It's already in bsd.port.mk and called IGNOREFILES. This should be used with caution because ignoring checksum could eventually lead to a broken PLIST. -Maxim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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