Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] bitmap-format.txt: add information for trailing checksum

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Taylor Blau <me@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I assume by "Index checksum" you are referring to a checksum of the
> bitmap _index_'s contents. 

Yeah, I meant a checksum of the bitmap file's content.

> That term is used a little throughout
> pack-format.txt, but it's foreign to me. Assuming that's how you meant
> it, a more conventional term (I think) would be just "trailing
> checksum".

Actually, I copy-paste it from the pack-format.txt file ;). Will surely
follow your suggestions.

> It is also not guaranteed to be a SHA-1 checksum, if the repository
> which wrote the bitmap is in SHA-256 mode. So I would suggest that this
> addition just read:
>
>     * TRAILER:
>
>       Trailing checksum of the preceding contents.

Got it. Thanks !




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