Re: kernel.bkbits.net off the air

From: Benoit Poulot-Cazajous
Date: Thu Nov 13 2003 - 03:55:42 EST


Andrea Arcangeli <andrea@xxxxxxx> writes:

> the usual problem, and the reason we need a sequence number (increased
> before and after the repo update). A file lock not.

Or a file that contains md5sums of the other files in the tree.
After the rsync, you recompute the md5sums file, and if it does not match,
rsync again. As a bonus feature, the md5sums file can be pgp-signed.

-- Benoit
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