Re: WITHOUT_BZIP2?

On 2026-03-28 00:55, Lexi Winter wrote:
> hello,
>
> src.conf(5) documents the WITHOUT_BZIP2 knob.   however, unless i'm
> missing something, this knob doesn't actually do anything, i.e. it
> has no effect on the built system.
>
> we could fix this in two ways:
>
> - actually implement the option, to not build bzip2(1), libz2, etc.
>
> - remove the option.
>
> i am inclined towards the second option, since no one has complained
> about the option not working, and therefore almost certainly isn't
> using it.

Hi, Having pola in mind and the practical impact I think it's safe to 
assume that you don't need to implement a functional variant if it is 
broken, just remove it. If libarchive (bsdtar) had native builtin 
support perhaps it would be worth considering implement it and/or 
removing the library itself (and move it to a package repo) but that 
doesn't seem to be the case at least not as of writing. Best regards, Daniel