[Bug 1966238] [NEW] progress during dpkg-deb build

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

Public bug reported:

It would be nice to receive progress during long dpkg-deb -c time.

Specifically, we have dbgsym builds of kenrels that are 6GB+ in size and
take more time to compress than builder timeouts.

If dpkg-deb were to produce output during such long compression times,
it would have been very nice.

I'm thinking something along the lines of piping temp compression files
through pv for regular output. Or something of the sort.

** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  progress during dpkg-deb build

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  It would be nice to receive progress during long dpkg-deb -c time.

  Specifically, we have dbgsym builds of kenrels that are 6GB+ in size
  and take more time to compress than builder timeouts.

  If dpkg-deb were to produce output during such long compression times,
  it would have been very nice.

  I'm thinking something along the lines of piping temp compression
  files through pv for regular output. Or something of the sort.

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