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From:
Stuart Henderson <stu@spacehopper.org>
Subject:
Re: Change pax(1) default write format
To:
Mark Kettenis <mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl>
Cc:
Theo de Raadt <deraadt@openbsd.org>, jca@wxcvbn.org, tech@openbsd.org, millert@openbsd.org
Date:
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:34:14 +0100

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  • Todd C. Miller:

    Change pax(1) default write format

  • Caspar Schutijser:

    Change pax(1) default write format

  • On 2024/04/15 18:30, Mark Kettenis wrote:
    > > From: "Theo de Raadt" <deraadt@openbsd.org>
    > > Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:22:25 -0600
    > > 
    > > I am absolutely unworried about this size increase.
    > > We must do this.
    > > 
    > > But why this?  What is this for?
    > > 
    > > +#ifdef SMALL
    > > +# define DEFLT 5       /* format when called as pax: ustar */
    > 
    > Well the pax on ramdisks only supports a limited number of formats to
    > make the binary smaller...
    
    It might be a good idea if that changed if we're switching default.
    Sometimes people like to use a ramdisk to restore files.
    
    
    
  • Todd C. Miller:

    Change pax(1) default write format

  • Caspar Schutijser:

    Change pax(1) default write format