Bug#3068: gzip package must not include compress link

["Brian C. White" <bcwhite@verisim.com>]

> > I disagree with that.  I, for one, will probably never install the "compress"
> > package and yet I want to be able to "uncompress" things.  Since gzip can
> > uncompress ".Z" files just fine, I'd say that it is the "compress" package
> > that should _not_ be making the link.
>
> But not having the link doesn't prevent you from using gunzip
> to uncompress a .Z file.

It does if "uncompress" is called by that name (maybe from within another
program) and I don't have the compress package installed.

                                        Brian
                               ( bcwhite@verisim.com )

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