On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Santiago Vila Doncel wrote: > Package: gawk > Version: 3.0.2-1 > > All files (but `copyright') in /usr/doc/gawk are compressed. > Since there are no big files, there is no reason to compress them all. > Please, install them in uncompressed form.
I'm hauling this out onto debian-policy since I think this needs more of an airing than the bug system. Please let's not start this debate. The problem with uncompressing docs that "aren't big" is that nobody agrees on the definition. By doing "eval $(lesspipe)", you can get less to view compressed files without any effort on your part. I feel it better to err on the side of compressing all docs then to uncompress some of them because they are "small". Results of du on gzipped files for /usr/doc/gawk: 3 ./awklib/eg/data 15 ./awklib/eg/lib 19 ./awklib/eg/prog 5 ./awklib/eg/misc 43 ./awklib/eg 61 ./awklib 75 . Results of du on gunziped files for /usr/doc/gawk: 3 ./awklib/eg/data 24 ./awklib/eg/lib 32 ./awklib/eg/prog 5 ./awklib/eg/misc 65 ./awklib/eg 98 ./awklib 128 . -- Scott K. Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.gate.net/~storm/
