Package verification and "/usr/bin/install" tool replacements

2003-10-03 Thread Kim Lester
Although debian packages may contain md5sums it seems package verification is not available (unless I have missed something). Also I find the traditional /usr/bin/install type tools rather primitive. As I understand it a debian pkg relies on information in the tar archive itself to store this

RE: Package verification and "/usr/bin/install" tool replacements

2003-10-04 Thread Kim Lester
this latter group My solution does. regards kim > -Original Message- > From: Rene Engelhard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 5:45 AM > To: debian-devel@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Package verification and "/usr/bin/install"

RE: Package verification

2003-10-07 Thread Kim Lester
rds kim > -Original Message- > From: Brian May [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 9:39 AM > To: Fabien Ninoles > Cc: Kim Lester; debian-devel@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Package verification and "/usr/bin/install" tool > replaceme