linux-kernel - Re: [Squashfs-devel] Squashfs 4.0 tools

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Message-ID: <87myb07gbc.fsf@macbook.be.48ers.dk>
Date:	Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:40:23 +0200
From:	Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@...site.dk>
To:	Phillip Lougher <phillip@...gher.demon.co.uk>
Cc:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	squashfs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Squashfs-devel] Squashfs 4.0 tools

>>>>> "Phillip" == Phillip Lougher <phillip@...gher.demon.co.uk> writes:

Hi,

 Phillip> I have thought about adding this option a couple of times,
 Phillip> but it has always been dropped through lack of time.
 Phillip> Efficiently adding the option isn't as easy as it sounds
 Phillip> because the "fake" device nodes have to somehow be made
 Phillip> available to the recursive directory scan routine that scans
 Phillip> the source directories for files.  Adding a list of fake
 Phillip> device nodes which is scanned on every directory for
 Phillip> potential inclusion in that directory is easy, but not
 Phillip> terribly efficient.

The normal solution for this is fakeroot, which is also what we're
using for mksquashfs in buildroot:

http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/tree/target/squashfs/squashfsroot.mk

 Phillip> I'll delay the release of the 4.0 tools and see if I can
 Phillip> implement this option in the next day or two.

I would say rather get 4.0 out of the door as soon as possible and
wait with such nice-to-have stuff for later.

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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