Re: [Engine-devel] [Users] [Feedback required][host-deploy] Fedora-19 misses tar at minimal setup

From: "Michal Skrivanek" <michal.skrivanek(a)redhat.com&gt; To: "Alon Bar-Lev" <alonbl(a)redhat.com&gt; Cc: "Juan Hernandez" <jhernand(a)redhat.com&gt;, "engine-devel" <engine-devel(a)ovirt.org&gt;, "arch" <arch(a)ovirt.org&gt;, "users" <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 3:25:24 PM Subject: Re: [Engine-devel] [Users] [Feedback required][host-deploy] Fedora-19 misses tar at minimal setup On Jul 30, 2013, at 15:12 , Alon Bar-Lev <alonbl(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: > 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. How about filing bug on that? This is such a basic utility I can't imagine anyone removing it. > > 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-devel(a)ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/engine-devel _______________________________________________ Arch mailing list Arch(a)ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/arch