Re: [Squashfs-devel] Squashfs 4.0 tools

[Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>]

>>>>> "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