packages: Move xz to the minimal set
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Authored by ivy on Mar 3 2026, 10:36 AM.

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rGa5eb120222e4: packages: Move xz to the minimal set
rG43773002fa63: packages: Move xz to the minimal set

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pkg(8), via its daily periodic script, requires xz. We don't have
a way to encode dependencies from ports on base packages right now,
so instead move xz to the minimal set so it's always installed.

This isn't an ideal solution, but it's justified in this case since
pkg(8) is always installed, so having its dependencies always
installed is acceptable.

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ivy created this revision.Mar 3 2026, 10:36 AM

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ivy requested review of this revision.Mar 3 2026, 10:36 AM

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B71150: Diff 173052.Mar 3 2026, 10:36 AM

Makes sense to me.
Maybe we can switch pkg to zstd?

In D55630#1272973, @emaste wrote:

Maybe we can switch pkg to zstd?

i'd be happy with that too, and zstd is already in minimal, but it would be a more user-visible change. @bapt any thoughts?

@bapt do you have any input here?

xz is required by the pkg-backup, it can be changed easily to zstd by default and the compression made configurable.

In D55630#1282713, @bapt wrote:

xz is required by the pkg-backup, it can be changed easily to zstd by default and the compression made configurable.

will you do this or should i land this change as-is?

https://github.com/freebsd/pkg/commit/d6fbc783676d0614b008a51c48f40614cddeeb36

it will be part of pkg 2.7 which is in exp-run, now uses zstd -c by default and configurable.

xz is also (still, for now) our preferred compression algorithm for release images and ISOs etc., it should imo be in minimal even if pkg switches to zstd (which is already in minimal)

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Wed, Mar 25, 2:38 PM

emaste accepted this revision.Wed, Mar 25, 2:41 PM

okay, i think bapt change is good (to use zstd as default in pkg) but i'll land this as is since xz is considered minimal.

Yeah, I think this change is necessary for now. We should continue migrating periodic scripts and other consumers over time, and maybe move this back out (much) later on.

agreed

Closed by commit rG43773002fa63: packages: Move xz to the minimal set (authored by ivy). · Explain WhyFri, Mar 27, 3:43 PM

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ivy added a commit: rGa5eb120222e4: packages: Move xz to the minimal set.Tue, Apr 7, 11:27 AM