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Adds a new OpenWrt package for gdu (Go-based disk usage analyzer) and ships a default configuration to improve terminal compatibility.
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- Introduces
utils/gdu/Makefileto build/installgduvia the Go packaging helpers - Adds a default
gduYAML config that disables Unicode symbols
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| utils/gdu/Makefile | New OpenWrt package definition, Go build configuration, install + conffiles handling |
| utils/gdu/files/gdu.yaml | Adds a default .gdu.yaml config (disables Unicode) |
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Gdu is the modern equivalent of ncdu, and is much faster returning results particularly on solid-state disks thanks to its utilization of parallel processing, period. It is perfectly fine for HDDs as well, but the performance gains are not on the same order of magnitude[1]. Beyond the speed benefits, it's worth noting that. The OpenWRT package for ncdu builds the version that is written in C[2] rather than the version written in zig which is faster. Merging gdu would allow the best option of supplying a fast alternative without the need for a host package for zig. Includes a patch to read from /etc/gdu.yaml which has been merged upstream[3]. 1. https://github.com/dundee/gdu#cold-cache 2. https://github.com/openwrt/packages/blob/master/utils/ncdu/Makefile#L11 3. dundee/gdu#567 Signed-off-by: John Audia <therealgraysky@proton.me>
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(You can find this by checking the history of the package
Makefile.)Description:
Gdu is the modern equivalent of ncdu, and is much faster returning results particularly on solid-state disks thanks to its utilization of parallel processing, period. It is perfectly fine for HDDs as well, but the performance gains are not on the same order of magnitude[1].
Beyond the speed benefits, it's worth noting that. The OpenWRT package for ncdu builds the version that is written in C[2] rather than the version written in zig which is faster. Merging gdu would allow the best option of supplying a fast alternative without the need for a host package for zig.
Includes a patch to read from
/etc/gdu.yamlwhich has been merged upstream[3].🧪 Run Testing Details
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We must try to upstream patches to reduce maintenance burden.