pfarrell;291350 Wrote: > snarlydwarf wrote: > > That depends on the program. It can be last-modified-time, size, > md4 > > or some other hash. > > MD4 is way obsolete. Use at least a SHA1. > > > > > Computing md4 on every file would be rather time consuming for a > fast > > scan: it should not be the default. > > I agree it has to be a user control option. But for some folks who care > > about the database, you have to be able to control, and tell if the > song > has changed. > > There is another philosophical question: do you SHA the whole file or > just the music parts? > > > -- > Pat Farrell > http://www.pfarrell.com/
I don't know if checksum would be viable option here since it would be faster to do a full clean rescan. However, there are other ways. If I was to design to solution I'd make it user cofigurable: tick whether you want it checked by date, or/and by size and/or by archive attribute and do you want to reset the attribute afterwards and/or buy checksum (but that's going to cost you some time). BTW, mp3tag sets the archive attribute after change to the file has beeen made. I mean, no need to rediscover hot water - those things have been resolved. Just implement them right. K -- slimkid The sound stage will open up, bass will tighten and the imaging will improve. DVD performance will also increase substantially. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iAj2aPdQnk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvMNuuFSvN0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDRhRv4q_SI http://youtube.com/watch?v=nlrpe8Ig5m8 http://youtube.com/watch?v=dC9tGlwPln8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ slimkid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8881 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46093 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
