Comments on: Snapshotting GoboLinux http://mwh.geek.nz/2007/12/19/snapshotting-gobolinux/ Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mAcCo http://mwh.geek.nz/2007/12/19/snapshotting-gobolinux/comment-page-1/#comment-2 mAcCo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-2 ZFS looks really wonderful. When will Gnu/Linux adopt it as a default? :D By the way the part concerning the creation of multiple /S/L copies sounds interesting, especially if it can be used to un-symlink packages without actually removing them. But I think it would require to make a copy of every /P entry, or there's a more friendly way to do it? You should post this comment on the forum too. Bye. ZFS looks really wonderful. When will Gnu/Linux adopt it as a default? :D
By the way the part concerning the creation of multiple /S/L copies sounds interesting, especially if it can be used to un-symlink packages without actually removing them. But I think it would require to make a copy of every /P entry, or there’s a more friendly way to do it?

You should post this comment on the forum too. Bye.

]]> By: Michael http://mwh.geek.nz/2007/12/19/snapshotting-gobolinux/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Michael Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-3 ZFS isn't available under a compatible license, so not for a while. You can run it through FUSE, but it's slow (not that slow, but not fast enough to be the default root). You would have to make a copy, or at least a listing of data in each /P entry, to restore Current properly, and you might need to copy Settings. The version entries wouldn't need it, though, so you'd save space on that. It isn't actually necessary to make those copies to make it work, but you will end up with an inconsistent system when you restore a /S/L snapshot. It wouldn't be problematic in almost any case, but there's always a possibility that it could, especially when you install other software later and the dependency checks in Compile pick up the wrong version. By the way, you <strong>can</strong> un-symlink packages without removing them - that's what DisableProgram does. You can also use Compile/InstallPackage --no-symlink to skip that stage altogether. You can still run the programs by providing their full path. And thanks for the feedback. ZFS isn’t available under a compatible license, so not for a while. You can run it through FUSE, but it’s slow (not that slow, but not fast enough to be the default root).

You would have to make a copy, or at least a listing of data in each /P entry, to restore Current properly, and you might need to copy Settings. The version entries wouldn’t need it, though, so you’d save space on that. It isn’t actually necessary to make those copies to make it work, but you will end up with an inconsistent system when you restore a /S/L snapshot. It wouldn’t be problematic in almost any case, but there’s always a possibility that it could, especially when you install other software later and the dependency checks in Compile pick up the wrong version.

By the way, you can un-symlink packages without removing them – that’s what DisableProgram does. You can also use Compile/InstallPackage –no-symlink to skip that stage altogether. You can still run the programs by providing their full path.

And thanks for the feedback.

]]> By: mAcCo http://mwh.geek.nz/2007/12/19/snapshotting-gobolinux/comment-page-1/#comment-4 mAcCo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-4 Oh, I see. Well, I think I should look deeper in scripts' folder next time :D In fact there are many of them. The wiki should definitely be updated :P Oh, I see. Well, I think I should look deeper in scripts’ folder next time :D
In fact there are many of them. The wiki should definitely be updated :P

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