Bug#164889: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#164889: md5sum <FILE produces spurious ` -' in output)

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Subject: Bug#164889: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#164889: md5sum <FILE produces spurious ` -' in output)
From: Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 20:03:17 +0100
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Debian Bug Tracking System writes ("Bug#164889 acknowledged by developer          (Re: Bug#164889: md5sum <FILE produces spurious `  -' in output)"):
> That's all well and good.  Use the bts.  This problem has already been
> discussed, and resolved.

Err, do you mean it's been fixed ?  No, I see you don't.

The fact that textutils md5sum has this bug is the reason we're not
using it.  (a) this is a gratuituous change and (b) it makes the
program less useful.

I'm reopening the bug; please leave it open while we talk about it.

Ian.

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