On Saturday 24 June 2006 14:35, Osamu Aoki wrote: --cut-- > For architecture: all *-doc packages, there is no technical and > practical reason to gzip *.pdf file. I agree. packages are gziped so > package size d nt change. We do it just because of policy and bcause > helper script is written such way as I said. > > If anyone wants this to be fixed following should happen. > > * Write a patch to the debhelper gzip text/pdf/ps file logic > - do not compress if the package is *-doc and file extension is pdf. > - possibly even avoid compressing if the result of compression gain > less than **% (10% ?? or 1KB) of size.
debhelper is already smart enough... what is wrong with --exclude (-X.pdf) option of dh_compress ? -- pub 4096R/0E4BD0AB 2003-03-18 <people.fccf.net/danchev/key pgp.mit.edu> fingerprint 1AE7 7C66 0A26 5BFF DF22 5D55 1C57 0C89 0E4B D0AB -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
