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man: Clarify that the md5sum check on «dpkg --verify»

Mention that it is performed on the file contents, and failures denote
changed content.

Closes: #760248
Guillem Jover 10 vuotta sitten
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      debian/changelog
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      man/dpkg.1

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debian/changelog

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ dpkg (1.18.4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Documentation:
   * Documentation:
     - Move description for “target architecture” from the dpkg-architecture(1)
     - Move description for “target architecture” from the dpkg-architecture(1)
       ‘-A’ option to the TERMS section. Closes: #799046
       ‘-A’ option to the TERMS section. Closes: #799046
+    - Clarify that the md5sum check on «dpkg --verify» is performed on the
+      file contents, and failures denote changed content. Closes: #760248
 
 
   [ Updated programs translations ]
   [ Updated programs translations ]
   * Japanese (Kenshi Muto). Closes: #799432
   * Japanese (Kenshi Muto). Closes: #799432

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man/dpkg.1

@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ themselves. That metadata gets collected at package unpack time during
 the installation process.
 the installation process.
 
 
 Currently the only functional check performed is an md5sum verification
 Currently the only functional check performed is an md5sum verification
-against the stored value in the files database. It will only get checked
+of the file contents against the stored value in the files database.
+It will only get checked
 if the database contains the file md5sum. To check for any missing
 if the database contains the file md5sum. To check for any missing
 metadata in the database, the \fB\-\-audit\fP command can be used.
 metadata in the database, the \fB\-\-audit\fP command can be used.
 
 
@@ -722,7 +723,8 @@ The lines start with 9 characters to report each specific check result,
 a \(oq\fB?\fP\(cq implies the check could not be done (lack of support,
 a \(oq\fB?\fP\(cq implies the check could not be done (lack of support,
 file permissions, etc), \(oq\fB.\fP\(cq implies the check passed, and
 file permissions, etc), \(oq\fB.\fP\(cq implies the check passed, and
 an alphanumeric character implies a specific check failed; the md5sum
 an alphanumeric character implies a specific check failed; the md5sum
-verification is denoted with a \(oq\fB5\fP\(cq on the third character.
+verification failure (the file contents have changed) is denoted with
+a \(oq\fB5\fP\(cq on the third character.
 The line is followed by a space and an attribute character (currently
 The line is followed by a space and an attribute character (currently
 \(oq\fBc\fP\(cq for conffiles), another space and the pathname.
 \(oq\fBc\fP\(cq for conffiles), another space and the pathname.
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