Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 11:31:10 +0400 From: "Artem Tepponen" <temik@egartech.com> To: "Jefferson Harlough" <xx_jayrod_x@hotmail.com>, <dan@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: <DougB@FreeBSD.ORG>, <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>, <mark@thuvia.demon.co.uk>, <arch@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Package system flaws? Message-ID: <5235EF9BAE6B7F4CB3735789EEF73B29074171@turtle.egar.egartech.com>
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> From: Jefferson Harlough [mailto:xx_jayrod_x@hotmail.com] > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 9:13 PM > Would it be possible to replace the current compression=20 > algorithm(s) used in zip with the bzip2 compression algorithms? > Would that allow for a greater degree of compression while > still offering the benefits of the zip archive format? Yes, but it won't be zip. Major benefit of tar+bzip2 (or tar.gz) comes from the fact that compression algorithm (can) see all the files together and can use dictionary between files as opposed to per file dictionary in rar. Eslimates lie around 10-15% archive size reduction. > I'd have to ask that package size is considered as a very=20 > important part of the decision, and hopefully a system that=20 > allows for a high degree of compression will be used in the end. Sitting on a modem link I definitely agree. Artem Tepponen To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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