All, Let's try to get the focus back to the open issues.
It looks like the outstanding issues are now: - How does Solaris auditable policy interact with star/rmt? - What happens if the system crashes during an incremental star? Are these files automatically cleaned up on reboot? Margot Margot Miller wrote: > Below is the revised spec for star and rmt integration. The timer has > been > reset to MARCH 20th. Seeking minor binding. > > Have tried to summarize the issues. If I have left your issue off the > list, > please respond to this email with it. > > Closed issues: > > - Will not provide /usr/include/schilly header files. > - /usr/lib/librmt.so.1 is project private > > - Man page for librmt will not be delivered. > > - Not seeking to replace tar with star > > - rmt located at /usr/sbin/rmt > > - If no objections, will not move configuration files into SMF > > - Project delivered via SFW consolidation > > Open Issues: > > - Do we document in star man pages the differences between star > and tar? > > - How does Solaris auditable policy interact with star/rmt? > > - Are /.star-symtable, ./star-symdump, ./star-tmpdir location, > ./star-lock left in the file system when archiving a directory? > > - What happens if the system crashes during an incremental > star? Are these files automatically cleaned up on reboot? > > > ************ > > Date: > > Mar 12, 2008 > > Author: > > Ken Erickson (kene at eng) > > > Proposal: > > Integrate schily tar (star), a tar-like clone with more > features and rmt. > > Details: > > This case supercedes PSARC/2004/480, which was approved on > June 16, 2004. Since that time, Solaris policies regarding > open source have changed, specifically in the areas of > interface taxonomy and installed locations for open source > components. > > Due to resource constraints, at this time I would also like to > slightly limit the scope of the original work, specifically > changes to ufsdump/ufsrestore to use the schily librmt. This > would be moved to possible "future changes", list as specified in > the original case, leaving us with: > > Current changes: > > - /usr/sbin/rmt executable from ON replaced by the rmt from star > - /etc/default/rmt configuration file added (defaults to full > access) > - /usr/lib/librmt.so.1 library added > - /usr/bin/star executable added > - /usr/bin/ustar symlink to star added > - /usr/bin/scpio symlink to star added > - /usr/bin/spax symlink to star added > - usr/src/cmd/rmt removed from ON build and/or deleted > - man page modifications as dictated by SFW and Tech Pubs > guidelines > > > The original case was approved for patch binding, but given the > pathname changes for open source components, introduced in > Nevada, I > would like to amend that to seek minor release binding. > > Exported Interfaces: > > SUNWstar Package name Uncommitted > SUNWrmt Package name Uncommitted > > /etc/default/rmt location Committed > /etc/default/rmt syntax Committed > /etc/default/star location Committed > /etc/default/star syntax Committed > > /etc/tardumps location Committed > > /usr/bin/star executable Committed > /usr/bin/star command syntax Committed > Exceptions include: > > Options dealing with Obsoleted > compatability formats Uncommitted > artype=headertype, > where headertype can > be v7tar,gnutar, etc. > > -O > > H=headertype > > Options marked in man Obsoleted > page as obsolete, Uncommitted > these include -ask_remove, > -force_hole, etc. > > /usr/bin/ustar symlink Uncommitted > /usr/bin/ustar command syntax Uncommitted > /usr/bin/scpio symlink Uncommitted > /usr/bin/scpio command syntax Uncommitted > /usr/bin/spax symlink Uncommitted > /usr/bin/spax command syntax Uncommitted > > ./star-symtable location Committed > ./star-symdump location Committed > ./star-tmpdir location Committed > ./star-lock location Committed > > /usr/sbin/rmt executable Committed > /usr/sbin/rmt command syntax Committed > /etc/rmt symlink to /usr/sbin/rmt Uncommitted > > /usr/lib/librmt.so.1 library Project Private > No compilation link > provided > > STAR_COMPRESS_FLAG Environment variable Uncommitted > STAR_DEBUG Environment varible Uncommitted > STAR_FIFOSIZE Environment varialbe Uncommitted > RSH Environment variable Uncommitted > RMT Environment variable Uncommitted > > Imported Interfaces: > > TAPE Environment variable Uncommitted > Used by mt program > > >
