Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 21:57:59 +0100 From: Gary Jennejohn <garyj@peedub.muc.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gzipped programs Message-ID: <199711122058.VAA29711@peedub.muc.de> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 12 Nov 1997 10:44:18 EST." <Pine.BSF.3.91.971112103945.29434A-100000@iiohab.tsi.gte.com>
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Scott Morris writes: >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. > >Scott > >On Wed, 12 Nov 1997, steve howe wrote: > >> is there any way i can tell if gzipping a program >> will do damage to my system without resorting to >> trial and error? >> >> i was really crammed for space on one system, and >> decided to gzip some executables, and found many >> programs in /bin, /sbin, /usr/sbin that cause >> this system to crash when gzipped. (2.2.2) >> take a look at /sys/i386/conf/LINT, specifically: pseudo-device gzip #Exec gzipped a.out's --- Gary Jennejohn Home - garyj@muc.de Work - garyj@fkr.dec.com
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