Support passing previous image manifest(s) to influence packing
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
This is something that rpm-ostree does and makes sense to do here too. In setups like FCOS where the update cadence is slower, this should make a huge difference in layer efficiency.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the packing implementation and how image manifests are currently accepted, then determine the expected manifest input and packing behavior; done means previous manifest data measurably influences layer packing as intended.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100