add canister logging

rs/backend/src/assets.rs

@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ pub fn init_assets() {
 /// - If the decompression fails or the tarball cannot be parsed.
 #[allow(clippy::needless_pass_by_value)]
 pub fn insert_tar_xz(compressed: Vec<u8>) {
+    ic_cdk:: println!("add_assets_tar_xz in over after insert_tar_xz");
     println!("Inserting assets...");
     let mut num_assets = 0;
     let mut decompressed = Vec::new();

rs/backend/src/main.rs

@@ -389,14 +389,19 @@ pub fn add_stable_asset() {
 /// - Permission to upload may be denied; see `may_upload()` for details.
 #[export_name = "canister_update add_assets_tar_xz"]
 pub fn add_assets_tar_xz() {
+    ic_cdk::println!("add_assets_tar_xz before over");
     over(candid_one, |asset_bytes: Vec<u8>| {
+        ic_cdk::println!("add_assets_tar_xz in over");
         let caller = ic_cdk::caller();
         let is_controller = ic_cdk::api::is_controller(&caller);
         assets::upload::may_upload(&caller, is_controller)
             .map_err(|e| format!("Permission to upload denied: {e}"))
             .unwrap();
+        ic_cdk::println!("add_assets_tar_xz in over before insert_tar_xz");
         insert_tar_xz(asset_bytes);
+        ic_cdk::println!("add_assets_tar_xz in over after insert_tar_xz");
     });
+    ic_cdk::println!("add_assets_tar_xz after over");
 }
 
 /// Generates a lot of toy accounts for testing.

scripts/nns-dapp/split-assets

@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ clap.define short=o long=out desc="The output directory; a subdirectory 'chunks'
 # Source the output file ----------------------------------------------------------
 source "$(clap.build)"
 
+# we need GNU tar so we check early
+if tar --help | grep GNU >/dev/null; then
+  echo "found GNU tar as tar"
+  tar="tar"
+elif command -v gtar >/dev/null; then
+  echo "found GNU tar as gtar"
+  tar="gtar"
+else
+  echo "did not find GNU tar, please install"
+  echo "  brew install gnu-tar"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 ORIGINAL_ASSETS_TAR_XZ="$(realpath "$ORIGINAL_ASSETS_TAR_XZ")"
 test -d "$OUTPUT_DIR" || {
   echo "ERROR: The output directory should exist: '$OUTPUT_DIR'"
@@ -37,7 +50,7 @@ WORKDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
   cd "$WORKDIR"
   mkdir assets
   cd assets
-  tar -Jxf "$ORIGINAL_ASSETS_TAR_XZ"
+  "$tar" -Jxf "$ORIGINAL_ASSETS_TAR_XZ"
 )
 
 # Prints paths of assets in the tarball
@@ -82,7 +95,7 @@ FILES_PER_CHUNK="$(
   cd assets
   list_manifests | while read -r chunk_manifest; do
     chunk_name="$WORKDIR/chunks/assets.$(basename "$chunk_manifest").tar.xz"
-    tar cJ \
+    "$tar" cJ \
       --mtime='2021-05-07 17:00Z' \
       --sort=name \
       --owner=0 \