Add HAIKU_PACKAGE_COMPRESSION_LEVEL build variable

It allows to control the compression level used for package creation
and update. The default (9) is *very* slow, so developers may want to
use a smaller level during the regular development process to keep
turn-around times low.

build/jam/PackageRules

@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ rule BuildHaikuPackage package : packageInfo
 	AddVariableToScript $(script) : tmpDir : $(tempDir) ;
 	AddVariableToScript $(script) : addBuildCompatibilityLibDir
 		: $(HOST_ADD_BUILD_COMPATIBILITY_LIB_DIR) ;
+	AddVariableToScript $(script) : compressionLevel
+		: $(HAIKU_PACKAGE_COMPRESSION_LEVEL) ;
 	AddVariableToScript $(script) : updateOnly
 		: [ on $(package) return $(HAIKU_CONTAINER_UPDATE_ONLY) ] ;
 	AddTargetVariableToScript $(script) : <build>addattr ;
@@ -434,3 +436,7 @@ rule AddLibrariesToPackage directory : libs
 	AddLibrariesToContainer $(HAIKU_CURRENTLY_BUILT_HAIKU_PACKAGE)
 		: $(directory) : $(libs) ;
 }
+
+
+# default value for the package compression level
+HAIKU_PACKAGE_COMPRESSION_LEVEL ?= 9 ;

build/jam/UserBuildConfig.ReadMe

@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ HAIKU_INSTALL_DIR = /Haiku ;
 # freshly be initialized with BFS. Useful when installing Haiku on a partition.
 HAIKU_DONT_CLEAR_IMAGE = 1 ;
 
+# Set the compression level for the creation and update of Haiku packages to 1.
+# Values from 0 to 9 are supported. 0 means no compression, 1 fastest, ..., and
+# 9 best. The default is 9 which should be used for official builds (release or
+# nightly) to achieve the smallest possible package files at the cost of long
+# package building times. For developers who frequently rebuild/update packages
+# level 1 is a good compromise. Depending on the package data it's about an
+# order of magnitude faster while still achieving acceptable compression ratios.
+# Using level 0 will make package creation mostly I/O bound. It can be used, if
+# package size is not a concern. Depending on the package data, files may be
+# several times larger than even with level 1.
+HAIKU_PACKAGE_COMPRESSION_LEVEL = 1 ;
+
 
 # Affects the haiku-image, haiku-vmware-image, and install-haiku targets. Only
 # targets on which the HAIKU_INCLUDE_IN_IMAGE variable has been set will be

build/scripts/build_haiku_package

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ set -o errexit
 # outputDir
 # sourceDir
 # tmpDir
+# compressionLevel
 # updateOnly
 #
 # addattr
@@ -69,7 +70,9 @@ $mimeset --mimedb "$mimeDB" "$contentsDir"
 # create the package
 if [ ! $updateOnly ]; then
 	rm -f "$packagePath"
-	$package create -q -i "$packageInfoPath" -C "$contentsDir" "$packagePath"
+	$package create -q "-$compressionLevel" -i "$packageInfoPath" \
+		-C "$contentsDir" "$packagePath"
 else
-	$package add -q -f -i "$packageInfoPath" -C "$contentsDir" "$packagePath" .
+	$package add -q -f "-$compressionLevel" -i "$packageInfoPath" \
+		-C "$contentsDir" "$packagePath" .
 fi