On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Matthew Burgess <[email protected]> wrote: > > But those aren't any reasons to *use* it. What *requires* the use of the .xz > file > format that isn't also available in .gz or .bz2 files? Unless there is > something, > this package is simply a *nice to have*, not a necessity, and therefore can be > delayed until an editor really decides it's an itch that needs scratching. > Of course, > if someone were to provide a patch to the book that added the XZ-Utils > package to the > book then I'm sure someone is more likely to review and apply it. Well, if I send anything that needs to be compressed, it will be in XZ. You should know that, because it's my favourite compression format to use for UNIX. Also, LZMA-utils can't open up XZ filles, but XZ can open up LZMA files, so that's a use. And if you want to get stuff for me, you need XZ, nuff said.
Oh, and the patch thing, I arleady made one. Look at the XZ ticket to see. XZ loving William. PS: It's time to move foward. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
