[cmake-developers] QtAutogen: Use Base32 instead of Base64 for file names

Sebastian Holtermann seblist at xwmw.org
Sun Aug 28 10:00:02 EDT 2016


Hello again.

I think there are some issues when using Base64 checksum for filenames.
- They look weird/ugly with random cases an  '_' and '-' characters
   mixed in
- On cases insensitive filesystems mixed case names may cause
   problems (e.g. undetected name collisions)

Base32 is a better choice IMO because it is single case and does not 
generate disruptive characters like '_', '-' or '/'.

Here are two patches that replace Base64 with Base32.

Please review.

Kind regards,
-Sebastian
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