From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 14 19:05:16 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E551E93; Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:05:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sjg@juniper.net) Received: from ch1outboundpool.messaging.microsoft.com (ch1ehsobe006.messaging.microsoft.com [216.32.181.186]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2C4802F35; Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:05:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail3-ch1-R.bigfish.com (10.43.68.248) by CH1EHSOBE010.bigfish.com (10.43.70.60) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 14.1.225.22; Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:05:14 +0000 Received: from mail3-ch1 (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail3-ch1-R.bigfish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42F43E0213; Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:05:14 +0000 (UTC) X-Forefront-Antispam-Report: CIP:66.129.224.51; KIP:(null); UIP:(null); IPV:NLI; H:P-EMF01-SAC.jnpr.net; RD:none; EFVD:NLI X-SpamScore: 3 X-BigFish: VPS3(zzzz1f42h208ch1ee6h1de0h1fdah2073h1202h1e76h1d1ah1d2ah1fc6h1082kzzz2fh2a8h668h839hf0ah1288h12a5h12a9h12bdh12e5h137ah139eh13b6h1441h14ddh1504h1537h162dh1631h1758h1898h18e1h1946h19b5h1ad9h1b0ah1b2fh1b88h1fb3h1d0ch1d2eh1d3fh1de2h1dfeh1dffh1e23h1fe8h1ff5h1155h) Received-SPF: pass (mail3-ch1: domain of juniper.net designates 66.129.224.51 as permitted sender) client-ip=66.129.224.51; envelope-from=sjg@juniper.net; helo=P-EMF01-SAC.jnpr.net ; SAC.jnpr.net ; Received: from mail3-ch1 (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mail3-ch1 (MessageSwitch) id 1376507112585841_28184; Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:05:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from CH1EHSMHS033.bigfish.com (snatpool2.int.messaging.microsoft.com [10.43.68.237]) by mail3-ch1.bigfish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B7C23C004D; Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:05:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from P-EMF01-SAC.jnpr.net (66.129.224.51) by CH1EHSMHS033.bigfish.com (10.43.70.33) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.16.227.3; Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:05:10 +0000 Received: from magenta.juniper.net (172.17.27.123) by P-EMF01-SAC.jnpr.net (172.24.192.21) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.146.0; Wed, 14 Aug 2013 12:05:07 -0700 Received: from chaos.jnpr.net (chaos.jnpr.net [172.24.29.229]) by magenta.juniper.net (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id r7EJ55L68473; Wed, 14 Aug 2013 12:05:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sjg@juniper.net) Received: from chaos.jnpr.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chaos.jnpr.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0714558097; Wed, 14 Aug 2013 12:05:05 -0700 (PDT) To: Eric van Gyzen Subject: Re: makefs Sparse Files: NetBSD CLI Compatibility In-Reply-To: <520B81D1.1010500@vangyzen.net> References: <520B81D1.1010500@vangyzen.net> Comments: In-reply-to: Eric van Gyzen message dated "Wed, 14 Aug 2013 08:10:41 -0500." From: "Simon J. Gerraty" X-Mailer: MH-E 7.82+cvs; nmh 1.3; GNU Emacs 22.3.1 Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 12:05:05 -0700 Message-ID: <20130814190505.0714558097@chaos.jnpr.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-OriginatorOrg: juniper.net X-FOPE-CONNECTOR: Id%0$Dn%*$RO%0$TLS%0$FQDN%$TlsDn% Cc: Glen Barber , stable@freebsd.org, sjg@juniper.net X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:05:16 -0000 On Wed, 14 Aug 2013 08:10:41 -0500, Eric van Gyzen writes: >NetBSD's makefs has a -Z flag to create the image as a sparse file. In >FreeBSD, the flag is spelled -p. Is there a reason for using a >different flag? No, the -p should have been dropped before we committed to FreeBSD. But it is there, and Glen expressed a desire to leave it working. I expect you could drop -p from the man page and usage message. Ie. just document -Z, but leave -p active, and no harm should result. >If we agree, I'll gladly make the patches, trivial though they'll be. Thanks --sjg