Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 19:42:17 +0000 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=DEor=F0ur?= Ivarsson <totii@est.is> To: Alex <garbanzo@hooked.net> Cc: Scott Morris <smorris@tsi.gte.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: gzipped programs Message-ID: <346CA999.41C67EA6@est.is> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971112180701.1351C-100000@zippy.dyn.ml.org>
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Alex wrote: > > On Wed, 12 Nov 1997, Scott Morris wrote: > > > Steve, > > > > You can pretty much assume that if you gzip a file in the bin directories > > it will be a Bad Thing(tm). The level of badness will depend on the > > particular file you zip. You really don't gain much if anything by > > compressing binaries anyway. You can compress old logfiles and such but > > stay away from configs etc. Of course if you installed the source you can > > compress or remove it if you need the space. > > I am a little clueless here, but why is it a bad thing to do this? I just > compressed BitchX with what seems like a 50% ratio, and with the pseudo > device gzip, it seems to work fine. > > - alex You can gzip all binaries exept gzip and gunzip, It will slow down the system but you gain diskspace, the install diskette is containing gzip executeables. I did run system with most binaries gzipped because of diskspace problems and it worked fine for me! -- Þórður Ívarsson Thordur Ivarsson Rafeindavirki Electronic technician Norðurgötu 30 Nordurgotu 30 Box 309 Box 309 602 Akureyri 602 Akureyri Ísland Iceland --------------------------------------------- FreeBSD has good features, Some others are full of unwanted features! ---------------------------------------------
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