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Re: [PATCH] Support 64-bit indexes for pack files.

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Feb 27, 2007, 20:05 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.63.0702272102440.22628@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
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<5FE0C988-0DA8-4BFB-8F0C-42F97808E6F8@adacore.com>
Hi,
On Tue, 27 Feb 2007, Geert Bosch wrote:
> The object-count at the beginning of the pack is a little strange for 
> local on-disk pack files, as it is data that can easily be derived.

The SHA1 is also easily derived. So think of it as a doubly secure way to ensure integrity.

Remember, there were some people unable to accept that SHA1 collisions are _unlikely_...

Ciao, Dscho

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Message 15 of 20 in “Support 64-bit indexes for pack files.”
  1. Support 64-bit indexes for pack files.Troy Telford, Feb 26, 2007
  2. Shawn O. PearceFeb 26, 2007
  3. Nicolas PitreFeb 27, 2007
  4. Shawn O. PearceFeb 27, 2007
  5. Nicolas PitreFeb 27, 2007
  6. Geert BoschFeb 27, 2007
  7. Nicolas PitreFeb 27, 2007
  8. Geert BoschFeb 27, 2007
  9. Shawn O. PearceFeb 27, 2007
  10. Geert BoschFeb 27, 2007
  11. Nicolas PitreFeb 27, 2007
  12. Shawn O. PearceFeb 28, 2007
  13. Nicolas PitreFeb 28, 2007
  14. Nicolas PitreFeb 27, 2007
  15. Johannes SchindelinFeb 27, 2007
  16. Geert BoschFeb 27, 2007
  17. Johannes SchindelinFeb 27, 2007
  18. Troy TelfordFeb 27, 2007
  19. Nicolas PitreFeb 27, 2007
  20. Troy TelfordFeb 28, 2007

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