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Fix SHA-1 size
A SHA-1 hash has 160 bits (40 hex digits), not 128.
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As the new hash function is still undecided (see below), it is called
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"NewHash" by everyone for now. It is expected though that it will be a
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256-bit hash algorithm while SHA-1 is 128-bit, and this change alone
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256-bit hash algorithm while SHA-1 is 160-bit, and this change alone
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has required a lot of internal work.
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With Brian's latest patches Git would work using NewHash, including

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