I never intended to imply that the packages should be distributed compressed, but perhaps UPX functionality could (in the distant not so near future) be integrated into setup, such that the installed files could be compressed at the users discretion based on its size. :)
Stephano Mariani > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, 16 March 2002 11:7 PM > To: Stephano Mariani; Gerrit P. Haase; Lapo Luchini > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: RFP: UPX (Was Re: reducing binary distribution size with UPX) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stephano Mariani [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 6:30 AM > > To: 'Gerrit P. Haase'; 'Lapo Luchini' > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: RFP: UPX (Was Re: reducing binary distribution > > size with UPX) > > > > > > Hi! > > > > I have used UPX a lot recently, and have found it very > > useful; however, I would not recommend compressing all > > binaries with it. Instead, to get a good compromise between > > size and speed, why not just compress those files that are > > the least used, and/or largest. > > Compressing any distributed files will be up to the individual > maintainer. It's not something that a hard-and-fast call can be made on. > I think that having it in the distro, for folk to use/test at their own > discretion is useful though. > > Rob
