-=> Maurice Kinal wrote to Tony Langdon <=-   
      
    MK> From what I've read thus far I seriously doubt there is such a thing as   
    MK> 'universal' when it comes to crc32.  However I did find at least one   
    MK> workable solution (c source) that I slightly modified so that the   
      
   I meant "universal" for hatching files.  For that application, there is a   
   specific CRC32 algorithm specified.   
      
    MK> internal printf only outputs the crc32 8 character hex (0-9,A-F)   
    MK> checksum.  At the moment it is only   
    MK>  used by my fidonet account as I am sure that is the only place it   
    MK> might ever get used and that is debatable.  However not having a common   
    MK> file(s) we can test this idea with is the current holdup.  Anyhow it is   
    MK> around 5 milliseconds faster then the bash printf of cksum and the   
    MK> output is 32 bit hex.  Your milage   
    MK>  will vary.   
      
   Where can I find this particular source?   
      
    TL> I'd br hsppy to use the Perl option, if I could find it for   
    TL> Raspian.   
      
    MK> Do you currently use Raspian for fidonet?  The c source, if it turns   
    MK> out to be compatible with the accepted method, would probably be a   
    MK> better option.   
      
   I agree, if there's C (or Pascal) source in the wild, that's the way to go.   
      
    TL> we have to work with the TIC specs here.   
      
    MK> Says who?  ;-)   
      
   Whoever wants it to work with existing TIC processors. ;)   
      
      
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