I've just finished committing a new 'bsdcpio' implementation of cpio to -CURRENT. This has been in development for about six months now and is ready for broader use. Here are the key details: Starting now, there are two cpio programs in -CURRENT: /usr/bin/gcpio - GNU cpio /usr/bin/bsdcpio - bsdcpio In addition, there is a symlink: /usr/bin/cpio -> /usr/bin/gcpio (default) /usr/bin/cpio -> /usr/bin/bsdcpio (WITH_BSDCPIO) In particular, WITH_BSDCPIO only controls the symlink; bsdcpio is always built regardless. Here's what I intend to do unless there are objections or problems: 7.1: I intend to MFC the arrangement described above; 'bsdcpio' will be available, but 'cpio' will still alias 'gcpio' unless you specifically choose otherwise. CURRENT: In a few weeks, I intend to change the default so that 'cpio' points to 'bsdcpio' unless you build WITH_GCPIO. 8.x: Both 'bsdcpio' and 'gcpio' still available. 'cpio' defaults to 'bsdcpio' unless you build WITH_GCPIO. 9.x: Remove 'gcpio' (still available in ports!), 'cpio' always refers to 'bsdcpio'. Please let me know your experiences with bsdcpio. Cheers, Tim KientzleReceived on Mon May 26 2008 - 17:30:35 UTC
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