Hi, As dpkg introduced xz compression by default, we can make whole packages xz-ed now. I think it's worth to try, so propose it as a release goal (I know it should be sent before its dead line, but please read).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- item) rebuild whole package with xz Benefit) users : it reduces download (update) time. mirror admins : it cuts traffic. How to archive it? (a.k.a. costs)) Just rebuild your package with dpkg (>=1.17.0), cheap. (it's not in jessie yet, Bug#717983 prevents to migrate to testing, but now fixed in git and pending). How to check it?) Yes, just "ar -x" and you'll see it as data.tar.{gz,bz2,xz}, easy. Trackable?) So yes, just do it as above for whole repository and track numbers and list non-xz-ed package. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any idea for this? It's worth to try *and* not so difficult, IMHO. -- Hideki Yamane -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAPpVEmWoy0_Nx2dH7zuyCRAFaQU6bYGeNUXga8=kddcvnov...@mail.gmail.com