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FS#22058 - [dcfldd] replace with dc3dd

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Greg (dolby) - Saturday, 11 December 2010, 21:11 GMT
Last edited by Paul Mattal (paul) - Sunday, 09 January 2011, 17:13 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Paul Mattal (paul)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

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This task depends upon

Closed by  Paul Mattal (paul)
Sunday, 09 January 2011, 17:13 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Additional comments about closing:  dcfldd and dc3dd have different feature sets.
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Saturday, 11 December 2010, 21:14 GMT
To be precise dc3dd is not a fork dcfldd.
Some further info: "Although there are definitely similarities between dc3dd and dcfldd, the programs are based on slightly different code bases and have different feature sets. dcfldd is a fork of GNU dd, whereas dc3dd is a patch to the current version. This means that dc3dd will be updated every time GNU dd is updated, whereas dcfldd has its own release schedule. Certain features added to GNU dd after dcfldd forked, such as direct input/output mode, are not found in dcfldd.
On the other hand, dcfldd supports more hashing algorithms than dc3dd, allows the user greater control over how hashes are displayed, supports wiping output files with random patterns, and is supported on the Cygwin platform."

Jesse Kornblum which is the dc3dd developer is (was) also a dcfldd one.

http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/Dc3dd
http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/Dcfldd
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21371605-
http://jessekornblum.livejournal.com/237439.html
Comment by Paul Mattal (paul) - Sunday, 12 December 2010, 21:34 GMT
dcfldd also supports simultaneous imaging to two targets, which is sometimes a very important feature.

I would support adding dc3dd to extra, if someone wants to maintain it, but we should not remove dcfldd.
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Wednesday, 15 December 2010, 02:42 GMT
OK, that sounds like a valid reason. I didnt know dcfldd could do that,
as i haven't used it much.
I guess if you are not currently interested in maintaing dc3dd yourself,
it will have to follow the standard procedures. :)
Thanks.

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