Bummer. What should I do? Delete the MD5 checksums? Will
that help
stop the criticism of this ridiculous thing?
snapshots are made available on an as-is basis. If you
don't like
that, don't use them. Complaining might only result in one
thing --
that I make far fewer of them.
> Originally I was going to post a simple question
asking
> whether it was normal (read: expected) that the MD5
check-sum
> for the install42.iso from snapshots not matching the
check-
> sum advertised in the MD5 file. In fact the check-sum
> reported in the MD5 file is for the previous snapshot;
at
> least that is the pattern I've noticed for the past
three
> snapshots I've seen put up on ftp.openbsd.org[1].
>
> I downloaded a snapshot that was dated Sep. 22nd (I
believe,
> but I'm not 100% on the date), but never got around to
install,
> because I noticed the discrepancy in the MD5 check-sum
for the
> install42.iso file. I waited until I saw a new
snapshots put up
> a day (or two) ago, dated Oct. 6th. Again the MD5
check-sum
> for the install42.iso file didn't match what was
advertised
> in the MD5 file. However, the advertised check-sum for
the
> Oct. 6th snapshots matched that of the previous
snapshot (Sep.
> 22nd). I composed a question to send to ppc but
noticed
> this post[2] on misc and I figured the problem
I'm seeing
> must be related to the process discussed in the post,
which
> is being addressed.
>
> This morning I noticed a new snapshot put up on the
site[1],
> again dated Oct. 6th. I fetched that snapshot and
still
> noticed the discrepancy for the MD5 check-sum for
install42.iso
> file and what is advertised in the MD5 file. Once
again,
> the advertised check-sum is that of the previous
snapshot's
> install42.iso file!  (see
[3],[4] and [5]).
>
> Realizing that these are trivial, and arguably
non-issues,
> curiosity forces me to ask:
>
> a) Are these known issues?
> b) Today is Oct. 9th, why is the snapshot that is put
up
> dated Oct. 6th?
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> --patrick
> p.s., Feel free to Cc me on your replies.
>
>
> [1]
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/macppc/
>
> [2] http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=11916999061
4792&w=2
>
> [3] Snapshot from Sep. 22nd (I believe)
> $ /bin/md5 install42.iso
> MD5 (install42.iso) = 7e8c12d5743a86121af458fe397c637e
>
> [4] Snapshot #1 from Oct. 6th
> $ /bin/md5 snapshots/macppc/install42.iso
> MD5 (snapshots/macppc/install42.iso) =
21dfed541a93079810315e63a027e255
>
> $ /usr/bin/grep install42.iso MD5
> MD5 (install42.iso) = 7e8c12d5743a86121af458fe397c637e
>
> [5] Snapshot #2 from Oct. 6th
> /bin/md5 snapshots/macppc/install42.iso
> MD5 (snapshots/macppc/install42.iso) =
e88c85cd886bbde1b9ac2262b9633ff0
>
> $ /usr/bin/grep install42.iso MD5
> MD5 (install42.iso) = 21dfed541a93079810315e63a027e255
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