diff --git a/lib/compiler/Maker.zig b/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
index 118bcffb8dcfcc6dab6f37dcbf6678b716344594..d0bea06e27c69d07ac220e41c1add40e3b38c2ff 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/Maker.zig
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ fn configure(graph: *Graph, options: ConfigureOptions) !ScannedConfig {
 
             if (config_man) |man| {
                 if (.hit == try man.check(compile_prog_node)) {
-                    const digest = man.final();
+                    const digest = man.hitDigestHex();
                     const path: Path = .{
                         .root_dir = graph.local_cache_root,
                         .sub_path = try arena.print("c/{s}", .{&digest}),
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ fn configure(graph: *Graph, options: ConfigureOptions) !ScannedConfig {
             break :cp .{ config_tmp_path, null };
         } else {
             const man = config_man.?;
-            const digest = man.final();
+            const digest = man.missDigestHex();
             const final_path: Path = .{
                 .root_dir = graph.local_cache_root,
                 .sub_path = try arena.print("c/{s}", .{&digest}),
diff --git a/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/ConfigHeader.zig b/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/ConfigHeader.zig
index 4ea9444d25b0dc6995ecfc43a3901105ce087be9..a539e2463128445541037d2feab024faa673681f 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/ConfigHeader.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/ConfigHeader.zig
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub fn make(
     man.hash.addBytes(output);
 
     if (try step.cacheHit(maker, &man, progress_node)) {
-        const digest = man.final();
+        const digest = man.hitDigestHex();
         maker.generatedPath(conf_ch.generated_dir).* = .{
             .root_dir = cache_root,
             .sub_path = try Io.Dir.path.join(arena, &.{ "o", &digest }),
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ pub fn make(
         return;
     }
 
-    const digest = man.final();
+    const digest = man.missDigestHex();
 
     // If output_path has directory parts, deal with them.  Example:
     // output_dir is zig-cache/o/HASH
diff --git a/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/ObjCopy.zig b/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/ObjCopy.zig
index db045d5f51e46e080e080d4fa434cff40e6ce1cd..52e3f9c7d4f20e0dc9dcd6623b57e647b8a26ca2 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/ObjCopy.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/ObjCopy.zig
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn make(
 
     if (try step.cacheHit(maker, &man, progress_node)) {
         // Cache hit, skip subprocess execution.
-        const digest = man.final();
+        const digest = man.hitDigestHex();
         maker.generatedPath(conf_oc.output_file).* = .{
             .root_dir = cache_root,
             .sub_path = try Io.Dir.path.join(arena, &.{ "o", &digest, basename }),
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn make(
 
     // We don't find out more input files while executing objcopy so we can
     // already obtain the digest and use it directly as the output path.
-    const digest = man.final();
+    const digest = man.missDigestHex();
     const dest_path: Path = .{
         .root_dir = cache_root,
         .sub_path = try Io.Dir.path.join(arena, &.{ "o", &digest, basename }),
diff --git a/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/Options.zig b/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/Options.zig
index ef932c7dae0bbf38284d38eebd53f1f1997b7b2f..b9e676ef6542343afe8a018e3f3bdff240a18936 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/Options.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/Options.zig
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub fn make(
     const basename = "options.zig";
 
     if (try step.cacheHitWatched(maker, &man, progress_node)) {
-        const digest = man.final();
+        const digest = man.hitDigestHex();
         maker.generatedPath(conf_options.generated_file).* = .{
             .root_dir = cache_root,
             .sub_path = try Io.Dir.path.join(arena, &.{ "o", &digest, basename }),
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn make(
         return;
     }
 
-    const digest = man.final();
+    const digest = man.missDigestHex();
     const out_path: Cache.Path = .{
         .root_dir = cache_root,
         .sub_path = try Io.Dir.path.join(arena, &.{ "o", &digest, basename }),
diff --git a/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/Run.zig b/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/Run.zig
index f8b58d215997479660975b7b15de0c92c4e625ac..2e750ccfb9f963ed8bb544a5d99af61bb45fb77a 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/Run.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/Run.zig
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ pub fn make(
 
     if (!has_side_effects and try step.cacheHitWatched(maker, &man, progress_node)) {
         // Cache hit; skip running command.
-        const digest = man.final();
+        const digest = man.hitDigestHex();
         try populateGeneratedStdIo(maker, &conf_run, cache_root, &digest);
         try populateGeneratedPaths(maker, output_placeholders.items, cache_root, &digest);
         step.result_cached = true;
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ pub fn make(
 
     if (!any_dep_files) {
         // We already know the final output paths; use them directly.
-        const digest = if (has_side_effects) man.hash.final() else man.final();
+        const digest = if (has_side_effects) man.hash.final() else man.missDigestHex();
         const output_dir_path = "o" ++ Dir.path.sep_str ++ &digest;
         try populateGeneratedStdIo(maker, &conf_run, cache_root, &digest);
         try populateGeneratedPathsCreateDirs(arena, run_index, maker, output_dir_path, output_placeholders.items, argv_list.items);
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ pub fn make(
         }
     }
 
-    const digest = if (has_side_effects) man.hash.final() else man.final();
+    const digest = if (has_side_effects) man.hash.final() else man.missDigestHex();
 
     const any_output = output_placeholders.items.len > 0 or
         conf_run.captured_stdout.value != null or conf_run.captured_stderr.value != null;
diff --git a/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/WriteFile.zig b/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/WriteFile.zig
index 5f7bad0e44e7ce45fc04d30dd943a478db731690..6b142a02338315221f403397db090178b096ab1a 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/WriteFile.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/Maker/Step/WriteFile.zig
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pub fn make(
             }
 
             if (try step.cacheHit(maker, &man, progress_node)) {
-                const digest = man.final();
+                const digest = man.hitDigestHex();
                 maker.generatedPath(conf_wf.generated_directory).* = .{
                     .root_dir = cache_root,
                     .sub_path = try Io.Dir.path.join(arena, &.{ "o", &digest }),
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ pub fn make(
                 return;
             }
 
-            const digest = man.final();
+            const digest = man.missDigestHex();
             const out_path: Path = .{
                 .root_dir = cache_root,
                 .sub_path = try Io.Dir.path.join(arena, &.{ "o", &digest }),