On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 03:15:48PM -0700, Danek Duvall wrote:
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> 1. Background
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> This project proposes to integrate p7zip[1,2], a freeware archiving
> and compression utility. It is similar in usage to zip, as opposed
> to gzip or tar, and compresses as well as archives. The compression
> algorithm is LZMA[3], which, compared to bzip2, generally gives
> higher compression ratios, and is generally more cpu and memory
> friendly on decompression.
>
> These factors are the primary motivators for inclusion in Solaris;
> in particular, delivery of S10, Update 5 is at risk due to the size
> of the CD1 image, and compressing the packages more than they are
> currently is desired. In addition, it should provide some relief
> to customers in terms of reduced CPU usage during installation and
> upgrade.
Is there an implication that systems without this utility will not be
able to read s10u5 packages?
Ceri
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-- Moliere
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