Re: [Tails-dev] About SquashFS default compression setting
intrigeri: > anonym: >> This change will require some coordination with our infra's sysadmins, >> though, so it might take a while for it to be applied. > > … unless "defaultcomp" remains unofficially supported for a little > while, with a mere warning displayed, so that everyone learns about > the transition they have to go through. I prefer such approaches to > the flag day one that assumes everyone is on top of their tails-dev@ > backlog etc. :) Right, that's much better! Cheers! ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
Re: [Tails-dev] About SquashFS default compression setting
anonym: > a ticket and patches renaming them to `fastcomp` and `releasecomp` (or > similar) would > be welcome. These names look OK to me. > This change will require some coordination with our infra's sysadmins, > though, so it might take a while for it to be applied. … unless "defaultcomp" remains unofficially supported for a little while, with a mere warning displayed, so that everyone learns about the transition they have to go through. I prefer such approaches to the flag day one that assumes everyone is on top of their tails-dev@ backlog etc. :) Cheers! -- intrigeri ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
Re: [Tails-dev] About SquashFS default compression setting
Arnaud: > Dear Tails, > > this is just a detail I'd like to discuss. > > When I did my first Tails build a while ago, I didn't specify any > SquashFS compression setting. So I expected the compression to be the > default. And amazingly, there's a setting called 'defaultcomp', which > correspond to xz compression. So I was a bit surprised to see in the > logs that I ended up with gzip compression instead. > > What I'm trying to say is that, from the point of view of the person who > builds Tails, there's no 'default' compression. The compression is > automatically chosen by the build system: xz for release, gzip otherwise > (tell me if I'm mistaken). > > So I think it's a bit misleading to have a setting named 'defaultcomp', > and it would be better named 'xzcomp'. > > What do you think ? I can open an issue and provide a patch if you agree > with me. Yeah, and it even used to be even worse, cause we hadn't unambiguously defined when a "release build" should occur before, but since the recent rework of the build system this is well-defined (build a release if and only if HEAD is tagged). Any way, a ticket and patches renaming them to `fastcomp` and `releasecomp` (or similar) would be welcome. This change will require some coordination with our infra's sysadmins, though, so it might take a while for it to be applied. Cheers! ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
[Tails-dev] About SquashFS default compression setting
Dear Tails, this is just a detail I'd like to discuss. When I did my first Tails build a while ago, I didn't specify any SquashFS compression setting. So I expected the compression to be the default. And amazingly, there's a setting called 'defaultcomp', which correspond to xz compression. So I was a bit surprised to see in the logs that I ended up with gzip compression instead. What I'm trying to say is that, from the point of view of the person who builds Tails, there's no 'default' compression. The compression is automatically chosen by the build system: xz for release, gzip otherwise (tell me if I'm mistaken). So I think it's a bit misleading to have a setting named 'defaultcomp', and it would be better named 'xzcomp'. What do you think ? I can open an issue and provide a patch if you agree with me. Cheers ! ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
