Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [Squashfs-devel] Squashfs 4.0 tools | From | Peter Korsgaard <> | Date | Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:40:23 +0200 |
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>>>>> "Phillip" == Phillip Lougher <phillip@lougher.demon.co.uk> writes:
Hi,
Phillip> I have thought about adding this option a couple of times, Phillip> but it has always been dropped through lack of time. Phillip> Efficiently adding the option isn't as easy as it sounds Phillip> because the "fake" device nodes have to somehow be made Phillip> available to the recursive directory scan routine that scans Phillip> the source directories for files. Adding a list of fake Phillip> device nodes which is scanned on every directory for Phillip> potential inclusion in that directory is easy, but not Phillip> terribly efficient.
The normal solution for this is fakeroot, which is also what we're using for mksquashfs in buildroot:
http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/tree/target/squashfs/squashfsroot.mk
Phillip> I'll delay the release of the 4.0 tools and see if I can Phillip> implement this option in the next day or two.
I would say rather get 4.0 out of the door as soon as possible and wait with such nice-to-have stuff for later.
-- Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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