Base installers shouldn't be stored pre-compressed

[aaaaalbert]

packager.py takes the compressed base installers, unpacks them, adds an installer-specific vesselinfo file to the resulting tar file or directory and then re-compresses to create the final, downloadable installer.

However, storing the base installers in compressed form really only generates CPU and disk load, without solving any problems. Modifying the tar file did get us into trouble previously, see #9.

I therefore propose to store the base installers in uncompressed form, i.e. as plain directories, and only compress them as the last step of the packager.

[JustinCappos]

I think this may increase latency for a download. However, I do agree that
is unlikely to be the most important thing and agree this change makes
sense.

On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 11:47 AM, aaaaalbert [email protected]
wrote:

packager.py
https://github.com/SeattleTestbed/custominstallerbuilder/blob/master/common/packager.py
takes the compressed base installers, unpacks them, adds an
installer-specific vesselinfo file to the resulting tar file or directory
and then re-compresses to create the final, downloadable installer.

However, storing the base installers in compressed form really only
generates CPU and disk load, without solving any problems. Modifying the
tar file did get us into trouble previously, see
#9
#9.

I therefore propose to store the base installers in uncompressed form,
i.e. as plain directories, and only compress them as the last step of the
packager.

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