Bdale Garbee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> : fast. Its not agood solution, so thats why I asked here about
> : integrating bzip2 support into gzip.
>
> Points well taken. You're just asking in the wrong place. You should take
> this up with the gzip upstream maintainer. It is not a Debian packaging
> issue, it is a request for a fundamental change in the functionality provided
> by gzip. If bzip2 algorithm support were to show up in a future gzip release
> I'd be as happy as the next guy.
Supose we have bzip2 support in gzip, then we need several
changes. Source and deb formats should then be changed to allow for
bziped files.
> If the gzip upstream maintainer doesn't fold in bzip2, then the right solution
> is for this to be handled by applications like dpkg-source... not by having
> the Debian gzip functionality diverge from the FSF gzip.
gzip would only diverge by having the additional feature that it can
decompress bzip2 streams. It would be fully compatible otherwise.
I'm going to send a patch to the upstream maintainer probably today,
that integrates bzip2 decompression.
If he doesn't like it, bzip2 could be enhanced to understand gzip
decomression for non-bzip2 files. People who wont to use bzip instead
of gzip by default could then just replace gzip.
May the Source be with you.
Mrvn
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