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Torsten Curdt commented on COMPRESS-133:
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TBH I don't see how that is relevant for compress. The docs are about AR not
DEBs.
But for reference:
https://github.com/tcurdt/jdeb
uses compress to create Debian archives.
> Mention Debian/Ubuntu packages in AR format documentation
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: COMPRESS-133
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COMPRESS-133
> Project: Commons Compress
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Archivers
> Reporter: Bear Giles
> Priority: Trivial
>
> The documentation for the AR format can/should mention that it is the basis
> for Debian/Ubuntu packages. A .deb file is actually an AR file with three
> elements:
> _debian-binary_: version number ("2.0")
> _data.tar.gz_: compressed tarball containing the package's files
> _control.tar.gz_: compressed tarball containing the package's metadata
> (information, installation and removal scripts, etc.)
> People will normally want to use the Debian package management tools but it's
> nice to know that we can access the 'original' content if necessary.
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