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Re: Hash algorithm choice

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Aug 9, 2009, 17:49 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0908091949090.8306@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
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Hi,
On Sun, 9 Aug 2009, Jerome Baum wrote:
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> I just had an idea regarding git and hashing. Couldn't find any previous 
> discussion on the subject so here's what I'm thinking of:
> 
> How difficult would it be to allow users to choose a hash function 
> during git-init which is then globally used in the repo? Are there many 
> changes needed or are changes in git-hash-object and git-init 
> sufficient?
A quick search revealed this:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/25632/focus=25735

Hth, Dscho

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  1. Jerome BaumAug 9, 2009
  2. Linus TorvaldsAug 9, 2009
  3. Junio C HamanoAug 9, 2009
  4. Sverre RabbelierAug 9, 2009
  5. Linus TorvaldsAug 9, 2009
  6. Linus TorvaldsAug 9, 2009
  7. Johannes SchindelinAug 9, 2009
  8. Matthieu MoyAug 9, 2009

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