Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 17:40:45 -0800 (PST) From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@ref.tfs.com> To: davidg@Root.COM Cc: kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu, freebsd-hackers@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: install compressed binary patch Message-ID: <199503140140.RAA01457@ref.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <199503140135.RAA00511@corbin.Root.COM> from "David Greenman" at Mar 13, 95 05:35:19 pm
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> The gzip binary idea was added so that we could fit more on the install > floppies. I don't recall anyone ever suggesting that you might want to use > this to compress your system binaries to save hard disk space. This doesn't > seem very wise to me. > The only reason I've said anything at all about this is that I'm concerned > about the potential for future bugs reports from people that don't understand > the ramifications involved with using gziped binaries. Well, >I< have said something about using them to save space. On my 130Mb handbook, I saved close to 7 mb by compressing things like troff and perl, which are not used too often, but too good to throw away. But yes, you need to understand the ramifications... -- Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@login.dknet.dk> -- TRW Financial Systems, Inc. 'All relevant people are pertinent' && 'All rude people are impertinent' => 'no rude people are relevant'
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