[Scummvm-devel] Reducing kMD5FileSizeLimit

[Max Horn]

Hi there,

I am toying with the thought of reducing kMD5FileSizeLimit (currently  
1 MB) which is used in various engines to limit the amount of data  
that is scanned to compute the fingerprint MD5 used by their  
detectors. I am thinking about something between 50-120kb.

The implications/reasons:
* A lower value there means we can compute the MD5 fingerprint  
quicker and with less memory
* This is in particular important for ports which are on the low end  
regarding memory/CPU power.
* It requires us to recompute the MD5 for all games that have bigger  
detect files. To my knowledge, the following are affected:
  - SCUMM games using a Macintosh bundle (which are sometimes a  
couple hundred MB big)
  - COMI.LA0 is about 75kb
  - Lure files are ~600kb
  - Gob CD release
  - Some HE games use detect files that are about 100kb big
  - any other?

If nobody objects, I would like to see this changed pretty soon. I  
can make the change, but if anybody else feel like doing it, you are  
most welcome =).


Cheers,
Max