Bug#39299: AMENDED PROPOSAL] Permit use of bz2 for source packages
On Mon, Oct 25, 1999 at 11:32:32PM +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote:
>Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>writes:
>
>>On Fri, Oct 22, 1999 at 07:11:24PM +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote:
>>>Chris Lawrence <quango@watervalley.net> writes:
>>>
>>>> Therefore, I propose that we permit the use of bzip2 to compress
>>>> source package files (.orig.tar for non-native packages, .tar for
>>>> native packages). A patch to dpkg-1.4.1.16 is available that
>>>> implements this capability as an option. Note that diff files are
>>>> still compressed with gzip, even with bzip2 support for tar files
>>>> enabled, because few are over 5k in size (compressed).
>>>
>>>Could that maybe be more general. I would like to have a line in the
>>>dsc file that tells how to uncompress the tar.xxx file, i.e. names the
>>>program to pipe the file through, to get the tar itself. Normaly (or
>>>if not mentioned) gunzip would be used.
>>>
>>>It would normaly look as follows:
>>>
>>>uncmopressor: gunzip
>>
>>Normally, one could just look at the extension (.gz, .bz2). I don't see a
>>need to add an extra field to the .dsc.
>>
>>Ben
>
>Then dpkg-source, dpkg-deb,.... must know all compression programs
>and their extensions that will ever be written or have been in
>use. That might make a long list.
>
>For obvious stuff like gz and bz2 its clear what to take, but what
>about lha, lzh, lzx just to name a few. If the source uses some (to
>dpkg-source) unknown compressor, the variable uncompress could tell
>dpkg-source and alike what to do with it. That way any compressor
>available for debian would be a possible choise as a compressor.
>It would be general, easy and a one time job to implement that.
>
>May the Source be with you.
> Goswin
>
If you do this, it could even be expanded to apply to other packages as well.
As an example, use it to simplify the wrappers for glide and/or realaudio
Frank aka Myth
>
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