mender-convert output image naming convention

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Currently the output images have the suffix "...sdimg.gz". However, the input images always have the .img suffix (plus some compression format), so the ".sdimg" suffix intends to show that "this is a .img image with Mender support".

But .sdimg is a very non-standard format, especially for Debian family images. Users will likely wonder what type of image this is, when it really is the same type as a .img image. At the same time we should make it more explicit which images have been integrated with Mender and which have not.

Rather than the "...sdimg.gz" suffix, we should use a '...-mender.img.gz" suffix. For example:

For input image:

The output image is currently:

But it should be:

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  • Output images have the "...-mender.img.gz" suffix

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Ole Petter OrhagenJanuary 21, 2020 at 7:55 AM

Ole Petter OrhagenJanuary 17, 2020 at 8:08 AM

Sure, as long as we re-estimate

eystein.maloy.stenbergJanuary 16, 2020 at 6:16 PM

I like this scope creep, but not sure likes it.

I think this makes a lot more sense. This way it should be super clear what input image the output image comes from.

Mirza KrakJanuary 16, 2020 at 12:36 PM

Scope creep warning ,

The naming convention of the output image today is (not taking the .sdimg suffix in to account):

This on raspberrypi results in to something like this,

And there is no information extracted from the input disk image name. Should we extend this to do this as well?

That is,

Ole Petter OrhagenJanuary 16, 2020 at 12:16 PM

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Created January 13, 2020 at 10:38 PM
Updated January 21, 2020 at 7:57 AM
Resolved January 21, 2020 at 7:57 AM