Re: pkg_info -X: Add FILE_CKSUM (sha256)

On Fri, 16 Jan 2026, Jonathan Perkin wrote:

> * On 2026-01-16 at 19:16 GMT, Benny Siegert wrote:
>
>> This sounds to me as if the "machine-readable reports" that pbulk outputs, 
>> as well as the pkg summaries that pkgin downloads, are about to get 10x 
>> larger. I don't think this should be on by default.
>
> FILE_CKSUM is only for the binary package file itself, not for every file in 
> the package.  Despite the hugely increased generation time, the output file 
> is only around 6% larger, so that wouldn't be my primary concern.

OK, I misunderstood then. Does pkgin check the checksums? If so, having 
this would probably be beneficial, at least for the official binary 
package sets.

-- 
Benny