mhx / mhx/dwarfs

[Feature Request] Create DWARFS Archive From TAR/STDIN

Open
#181 6 comments 3 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
enhancement
Dominant language
C++
Stars
2.6k
Forks
92
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

This is a very minor thing, but it would be super useful to add a way to create DWARFS images directly from tar files or from the -O/--to-stdout flag from TAR.

(Sorry if I missed this, I didn't see a mention of it in the readme or a quick search)

Edit:
A bit more explanation for this, as it's likely in order.

If you create a dwarfs image of something that has root owned 600 files as well as non-root owned files you would need root to create the DWARFS archive.

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by examining the command-line archive creation flow and how it accepts filesystem input, then clarify the tar/STDIN interface and permission behavior; done should include a documented way to create a DWARFS image without requiring access to root-owned files.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.