Re: Questions about the hash function transition

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 23, 2018, 14:27 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqy3cxjgz1.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <878t4xfaes.fsf@evledraar.gmail.com>

Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> writes:

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>> - The trailer consists of the following:
>>   - A copy of the 20-byte SHA-256 checksum at the end of the
>>     corresponding packfile.
>>
>>   - 20-byte SHA-256 checksum of all of the above.
>
> We need to update both of these to 32 byte, right? Or are we planning to
> truncate the checksums?

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