> > I think it would be a good idea to teach tar to unpack bzip2 files via > the -z option, just as if it would be gzip. Alternativly one could > teach gzip to use bzip2 for .bz2 archives or teach dpkg to distinguish > between the two. > > The main advantage would be that one could use tar.bz2 for deb > packages without altering dpkg and thereby save a lot of space. > > Whats the general opinion about this and is maybe somebody already > working on it? > I think, you could save some space, but the installation time of Debian would increase dramaticly. I wouldn't like to see this. While it would be a big plus for ftp users, it would be a big minus for CD users.
BTW: tar can handle bz2 files. you can use --use-compress-program=bzip2. Greets, Stephan -- Stephan Kulow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Student of medical CS Medical University of Luebeck (MFCH) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
