Re: [Tails-dev] upgrade vs. random files on source device

On 05/03/13 18:52, intrigeri wrote:
> hi,
>
> Alan wrote (05 Mar 2013 15:45:54 GMT) :
>>> Second, perhaps we could add a very dumb and simple filter to the
>>> clone process, to skip copying .iso files. This would have avoided the
>>> issue in all cases I've been given to see.
>>>
>> Couldn't we do better: add a file listing all files expected in a Tails
>> system partition (should be easy to create at build time) and only copy
>> these files? That would prevent the cloned Tails to carry random shit.
>
> I did not suggest this because I felt it would be a maintenance hell,
> but now I don't see why, so why not. Why not? Because seriously,
> I absolutely don't want any more time than absolutely needed on
> usecases of people trying to be clever, doing random unsupported
> stuff, and seeing things break. So the easiest, the better.

This is now tracked by ticket:

todo/liveusb-creator_skip_copying_iso_files

Have fun,