[elbe-devel] [PATCH 3/5] Add XML tag's definition for ISO image options

[Kurt Kanzenbach]

Hi,

On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 11:06:04AM +0200, Olivier Dion wrote:
> 
> On 2019-07-17T09:41:52+0200, Kurt Kanzenbach wrote:
> 
> > Any reason why the default is set to false? I'd prefer a strict
> > validation by default.
> 
> The geniso command looks like this before the patch:
> 
>  genisoimage -o %s -J -joliet-long -R %s
> 
> The flag -J is a Joliet extension that allows Joliet directory in
> addition to regular ISO9660 filenames.  Filepath are in Unicode and up
> to 64 characters (103 with -joliet-long).
> 
> The rational behind the strict attribute is to enforce ISO9660 standard
> even though the image is generated with the Joliet extension.  Thus the
> iso image is not conformed with ISO9660.
> 
> I think that it would be better to make strict ISO9660 the default and
> check this in the preprocessor.  Joliet extension can be specify with an
> attribute like 'joliet="true" joliet-long="true"' or something similar,
> changing the behavior of the preprocessor and adding the corresponding
> flags to the geniso command.  This however risk of breaking existing
> working XML files.
> 
> Commit b62e81ff643819576a84cb71259872226afc880e is the one introducing
> the geniso command.  We should probably wait and ask Torben as for why
> Joliet is the default.

I agree. Let's talk to Torben about it.

Thanks,
Kurt
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