Il 06/08/2013 00:01, Alon Bar-Lev ha scritto: > Hello Again, > > I tend to keep state as-is, require tar at host machine. > > Whoever installs Fedora minimal should install tar manually.
+1 > > I hope Fedora people will add tar per some of the requests, as tar is > important utility in *NIX environment. > > I do not think that the extra complexity is required. > > If you strongly think otherwise, then I prefer to merge the self extracting > python script. > > Speak now, and emphasis. > > Regards, > Alon Bar-Lev. > > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Alon Bar-Lev" <alo...@redhat.com> >> To: "users" <users@ovirt.org>, "arch" <a...@ovirt.org>, "engine-devel" >> <engine-de...@ovirt.org> >> Cc: "Juan Hernandez" <jhern...@redhat.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 4:12:03 PM >> Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] [Users] [Feedback required][host-deploy] >> Fedora-19 misses tar at minimal setup >> >> Hello All, >> >> Starting the discussion again... >> >> I would like to receive feedback regarding how we should cope with a state >> presented to use by Fedora. >> >> Fedora-19 minimal setup does not install tar utility which is required to >> deploy files during the host-deploy process (Hosts->Add Host). >> >> I guess because of 2.8M in size (including translations) -- a standard >> commonly used utility was removed. >> >> There are three alternatives : >> >> 1. Instruct users who are using minimal installations to manually install tar >> utility just like they configure repository, dns, etc.. >> >> Benefit: simplicity. >> Benefit: use standard tools. >> Benefit: lower payload to transmit. >> Drawback: require tar at destination machine. >> >> 2. Do not use tar but self extracting python script, a patch is ready[1]. >> >> Benefit: ability to deploy environment in which tar is missing. >> Drawback: non standard tool at destination machine. >> Drawback: complexity within our code. >> >> 3. Do not use tar but cpio, a patch is ready[2]. >> >> Benefit: simplicity. >> Benefit: use standard tools. >> Benefit: lower payload to transmit. >> Benefit: ability to use Fedora-19 minimal. >> Drawback: cpio is even less common than tar, even if it exists in Fedora-19 >> it can be removed without anyone notice. >> Drawback: most other distributions will not have cpio in their minimal >> installation. >> >> [[[ >> There was 4rd alternative, using python tar module to deploy tar. >> However, there is a bug in that module when processing last block if empty. >> This is edge condition but happened to at least one of the users and I could >> reproduce it. >> ]]] >> >> What option do you prefer? >> >> Regards, >> Alon Bar-Lev >> >> [1] http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/17295/ >> [2] http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/17396/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Engine-devel mailing list >> engine-de...@ovirt.org >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/engine-devel >> > _______________________________________________ > Engine-devel mailing list > engine-de...@ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/engine-devel -- Sandro Bonazzola Better technology. Faster innovation. Powered by community collaboration. See how it works at redhat.com _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users