Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:15:17 -0400 From: Bob Johnson <fbsdlists@gmail.com> To: q@galgenberg.net, current@freebsd.org Cc: bobo1009@mailtest2.eng.ufl.edu Subject: Re: using bzip2 to compress man-pages Message-ID: <54db439905092215152a197bf9@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050922182104.GC990@galgenberg.net> References: <200509220446.j8M4kBPA019823@blue.virtual-estates.net> <20050922182104.GC990@galgenberg.net>
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On 9/22/05, Ulrich Spoerlein <q@galgenberg.net> wrote: > On Thu, 22.09.2005 at 00:46:11 -0400, Mikhail T. wrote: > > Hello! > > > > How can I attract an interested comitter to my: > > > > =09http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3Dbin/79607 > > Changing the default format for manpages has serious bikeshed potential. > While adding support for reading/writing bz2 compressed manpages is > certainly useful, I doubt the benefit of switching to bzip2 compressed > manpages. > > There are several points to consider: > > 1. I dont want to wait for my manpages to display, they have to be on > screen instantanously. You are already waiting. FreeBSD by default uses gzip-compressed man pages. The issue is whether to continue using gzip, or switch to bzip2. Try "man -w man" for instance. - Bob
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