Re: perl necessary for debootstrap, why?
On Sat, Jun 05, 2021 at 10:03:55AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 21:54:16 +0200, RhineDevil > wrote: > >I've looked up /usr/share/debootstrap/functions and I've seen some perl code > >What does this code do exactly and why wasn't it translated to shell? > Writing it in shell would probably be way slower. And debootstrap is already unbearably slow. I don't think it's a good use of your time to work on improving it, though. We already have mmdebstrap functional -- it's an order of magnitude faster than debootstrap. It should just be integrated into d-i and the like. Then there's my zdebootstrap (unfinished PoC) that's extra two orders of magnitude faster than that. I had no time to hack on it in a while, though. Thus, I guess you'd want to adapt mmdebstrap to your needs. Meow! -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ The oldest dated printed book includes the following license grant: ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Reverently made for universal free distribution by Wang Jie ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ on behalf of his two parents on the 15th of the 4th moon of ⠈⠳⣄ the 9th year of Xiantong [11 May 868].
Re: perl necessary for debootstrap, why?
On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 21:54:16 +0200, RhineDevil wrote: >I've looked up /usr/share/debootstrap/functions and I've seen some perl code >Can I know why perl is a requirement if pkgdetails.c is not found? >What does this code do exactly and why wasn't it translated to shell? As far as I remember, the perl code is used to resolve the package dependencies for the stage 1 install where no Debian-specific thing other than debootstrap is expected to be present. Writing it in shell would probably be way slower. Greetings Marc -- -- !! No courtesy copies, please !! - Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834
perl necessary for debootstrap, why?
I've looked up /usr/share/debootstrap/functions and I've seen some perl code Can I know why perl is a requirement if pkgdetails.c is not found? What does this code do exactly and why wasn't it translated to shell? pgpGr5PTgqWTj.pgp Description: Firma digitale OpenPGP
