Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 22:36:16 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bzip2 in src tree (Was Re: ports/16252: bsd.port.mk: Add bzip2 support for distribution patches) Message-ID: <20000123223616.C44712@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001240115550.315-100000@picnic.mat.net>; from chuckr@picnic.mat.net on Mon, Jan 24, 2000 at 01:19:32AM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001232205190.254-100000@localhost> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001240115550.315-100000@picnic.mat.net>
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On Mon, Jan 24, 2000 at 01:19:32AM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote: > No, I said ask me again in 18 months, not NOW. Even if it didn't have the > memory problem, gzip has greater compatibility and does the minimum > job. It's not required for the base system. BUT, if we bzip2'ed the base system distribution, we'd be able to fit more Packages on the 1st CDROM, and that is a BIG win. With it in the base system, we could also make pkg_add understand bzip2'ed packages -- again a BIG win as we could then fit more packages on the 1st CDROM. -- -- David (obrien@NUXI.com) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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