Package: genisoimage
Version: 1.1.9-1
Severity: wishlist
I have found genisoimage adds unneeded blank sectors.
Comparing joliet images with only 1 small file
mkisofs nero
sectors sectors
16 blank 16 blank
01 Volume descriptor 01 Volume descriptor
01 Volume descriptor Joliet 01 Volume descriptor Joliet
01 Volume Descriptor Set Terminator 01 Volume Descriptor Set Terminator
01 Version 01 directory
01 path table little endian 01 path table little endian
01 blank 01 path table big endian
01 path table big endian 01 directory joliet
01 blank 01 path table little endian joliet
01 path table little endian joliet 01 path table big endian joliet
01 blank 01 file data
01 path table big endian joliet
01 blank
01 directory
01 directory joliet
01 file data
As you can see there are 4 extra blank unneeded sectors.
I have attached the patch I have been using some years successfully.
--- cdrkit/genisoimage/genisoimage.c
+++ cdrkit/genisoimage/genisoimage.c
@@ -2896,14 +2896,8 @@
}
/* Now assign addresses on the disc for the path table. */
-
path_blocks = ISO_BLOCKS(path_table_size);
- if (path_blocks & 1)
- path_blocks++;
-
jpath_blocks = ISO_BLOCKS(jpath_table_size);
- if (jpath_blocks & 1)
- jpath_blocks++;
/*
* Start to set up the linked list that we use to track the contents
