From: davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen) Subject: Re: sum(1) question Date: 21 Sep 1992 14:25:54 GMT
In article <12561@cis.rand.org>, ajayshah@cis.rand.org writes:
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| Why is the Linux sum(1) incompatible with SunOS?
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| sum is most useful when it works the same way across serious
| changes of platform. E.g. in moving files from Linux <--> Sun.
I highly commend brik, a free 32 bit CRC program used for binary group
CRCs in c.b.i.p and other groups. The source is posted monthly to
comp.binaries.ibm.pc and it's very portable. If no one else ports it
I'll do it next month when I have some free time.
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bill davidsen, GE Corp. R&D Center; Box 8; Schenectady NY 12345
I admit that when I was in school I wrote COBOL. But I didn't compile.