On Sun, Dec 18, 2005 at 08:23:56PM +0100, Olaf van der Spek wrote: > Why would that stop working if you switch compression schemes? > I guess tar is coded to use gzip with -z and bzip2 with -j, but why is > there no generic way to add coders/decoders (codecs) to tar (and other > applications that wish to use compression filters)?
Get real. gzip is probably understood by 99.9% of all installed UNIX systems in the world, and you cannot possibly hope to get anywhere near that for a relatively obscure alternative. (The -j flag to tar is a Debian specific extension, BTW -- I'm not sure if the -z flag is a GNU-specific extension, but it wouldn't surprise me.) /* Steinar */ -- Homepage: http://www.sesse.net/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
