Re: [gentoo-dev] [pre-GLEP] Gentoo binary package container format

["Michał Górny" <mgorny@gentoo.org>]

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On Sat, 2018-11-17 at 14:05 +0000, Roy Bamford wrote:
> On 2018.11.17 11:21, Michał Górny wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Here's a pre-GLEP draft based on the earlier discussion on gentoo-
> > portage-dev mailing list.  The specification uses GLEP form as it
> > provides for cleanly specifying the motivation and rationale.
> > 
> > [snip glep proposal]
> > -- 
> > Best regards,
> > Michał Górny
> > 
> 
> Team,
>  
> One of the attractions of the existing format is that 
> tar xf /path/to/tarball -C /mnt/gentoo 
> works to fix things like glibc being removed and other
> missing essential portage components.
> 
> In effect, each binary package can be treated as a
> single package stage3 when a user needs a get out of jail
> free card.
> 
> Does this proposal allow for installing the payload without 
> the use of the Gentoo package manager from some random 
> distro being used as a rescue media?

Yes, and it can also be done via one-liner, though it's going to be more
complex than before, e.g.:

tar -xOf mypackage-1.gpkg.tar mypackage-1/image.tar.lz |
  tar --lzip -x -C /mnt/gentoo --strip-components 1

Though I wouldn't recommend using it but instead unpacking it normally
and inspecting the contents first.

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny

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