Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:46:25 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> Cc: re@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RFC: bsdtar in 5.3 Message-ID: <40E0BBE1.50600@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <40DE6FBA.1010801@freebsd.org> References: <40DE6FBA.1010801@freebsd.org>
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Tim Kientzle wrote: > I would like to make bsdtar the default > FreeBSD system tar for -CURRENT within > the next week or so. > > That should give it broad enough usage > over the next couple of months to prove > that it's ready for 5-STABLE. > > My plan: > > * Make /usr/bin/tar default to a symlink > to /usr/bin/bsdtar as soon as possible. > (Currently, it defaults to /usr/bin/gtar > unless you build WITH_BSDTAR.) > > * Leave /usr/bin/gtar in the base system > through the 5.x cycle. > > * For 6.0, remove /usr/bin/gtar and rename > /usr/bin/bsdtar to /usr/bin/tar. > > Any objections, suggestions, or comments? > > Tim Kientzle > 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 make it be the default in HEAD (before the 5.3 code freeze). During the code freeze and the BETA/RC cycle, we put a strong emphasis on testing it, but we also prepare ourselves to switch back to gtar for 5.3-R if needed. In other words, having it 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? Scott
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