Green, Paul wrote: > Harald, > > You might consider using zlib instead of gzip; same algorithm, same > author, but you can access the compression code via a subroutine > interface. You would not have to spawn another process to run gzip, > and you would not be dependent upon the user having gzip installed. > > It is not covered by the GPL but I believe that its license is > compatible with the GPL. However, I'd welcome a second opinion on > that.
Well, I presume it is, since it's what rsync uses to implement in-transfer compression (-z option). Which means you shouldn't even need to deal with adding it to the rsync build system. Max. -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
