Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 09:39:49 -0600 (MDT) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Simon Shapiro <Shimon@i-connect.net> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Checking the integrity of system files Message-ID: <199708261539.JAA25643@rocky.mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.970825232450.Shimon@i-Connect.Net> References: <199708251836.MAA20814@rocky.mt.sri.com> <XFMail.970825232450.Shimon@i-Connect.Net>
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> > > Is there something funamentally wrong with the pkg format that is > > > already in use for the packages? > > > > Yeah, it requires 'unpacking' the sources in a temp directory, and then > > moving them to their actual locations. This means you must have 2X+ > > room to install a package. .2-8X room for the gzipped package, 1X room > > for the unpacked sources, and 1X room for the installed sources. > > > > This is why moving to a standard format like ZIP would be nice since it > > has a 'package listing' built in (plus encryption, passwords, and other > > nice features which could be used by commercial software). > > Unfortunately, no-one has the time/interest to build a 'zip' library. > > One neat trick there is actually keeping the package as an ar(chive) of > gzipped files. Sounds crazy, but consider: > > * Almost no space for the framework. True. > * Files can be extracted individually, and rapidly (well, faster than > tar/cpio) True. > * Everyone has one already. True. > * TOC is trivial. Well, you have to run 'ar' to get the TOC (similar to what Jordan does already). > * You can even take components out and put new ones in. True. But, zip keeps things like ownership and permissions as well, and I'm pretty sure 'ar' doesn't. Natehome | help
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