Re: [gentoo-user] Digest verification failed

[Kenneth Prugh <ken69267@gmail.com>]

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On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:25:11 +0000
Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:

> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:15:06 -0500, Kenneth Prugh wrote:
> 
> > A temporary solution:
> > 
> > cd /usr/portage/www-client/mozilla-firefox/ && rm Manifest && ebuild
> > mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.12.ebuild manifest
> 
> s/temporary/terrible/
> 
> This message means that either the portage tree contains the wrong
> checksum for a valid file, or that the file on your mirror has been
> replaced by an altered version. Redigesting to fix this problem is
> like fixing low oil pressure in your car by disconnecting the warning
> light.
> 
> By all means feel free to take his risk on your own system, but please
> don't recommend others to do it without at least pointing out the
> potentially serious consequences.
> 
> To the OP, it is possible that the Firefox archive was updated and you
> still have an older one in $DISTDIR. Try deleting your copy and
> emerging again. You could also try using a different mirror.
> 
> 

yawn, and if the download was invalid it would most likely fail to
untar or something similar. I fail to see the point. Either way, he can
delete it in distfiles and just remerge/remanifest so it grabs it off
the mirrors.

I also remember why I hate this mailing list and usually just mark all
read.

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Ken69267
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