Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:46:59 -0700 From: Tim Kientzle <tim@kientzle.com> To: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> Cc: re@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFC: bsdtar in 5.3 Message-ID: <40E0F443.6050204@kientzle.com> In-Reply-To: <40E0BBE1.50600@samsco.org> References: <40DE6FBA.1010801@freebsd.org> <40E0BBE1.50600@samsco.org>
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Scott Long wrote: > Tim Kientzle wrote: > >> I would like to make bsdtar the default >> FreeBSD system tar for -CURRENT within >> the next week or so. ... > > I'm a little hesitant about making bsdtar be the default in 5.3, but I'm > not against it. Let's try this: once bsdtar can make it through a full > bento package run without obvious problems, ... We're pretty close. Kris Kennaway has been using bsdtar for package builds for a while now. We've been steadily working through the list of issues as they arise, mostly by adding features to bsdtar. I believe I finished the last items on that last this past weekend, and am currently waiting to hear from Kris if there are any further problems. > ... make it be the default in HEAD (before the 5.3 code freeze) ... Hopefully, within the week, unless something new pops up in the package builds before then. > .. prepare ourselves to switch back to gtar for 5.3-R if needed. My plan all along has been to leave both bsdtar and gtar in the base system for a lengthy transition period. (Maybe even until 6.0?) The only difference is the one "tar" symlink that gets repointed. If it's necessary, switching back will be very simple, indeed. > having [bsdtar] be the default for 5.3 and 5-STABLE is a good and > interesting goal, but we reserve the right to defer that goal if it > starts holding up the release. Does that sound acceptable? That sounds entirely reasonable. Thanks for giving me a chance on this! Tim
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