Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 18:07:54 -0800 (PST) From: Alex <garbanzo@hooked.net> To: Scott Morris <smorris@tsi.gte.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: gzipped programs Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971112180701.1351C-100000@zippy.dyn.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.971112103945.29434A-100000@iiohab.tsi.gte.com>
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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
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