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Re: package pool and big Packages.gz file



On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 11:43:39AM +1100, Sam Couter wrote:
> 
> A deb plugin would be better. :)

   One problem with a deb plugin is that .debs are signed in compressed
form.  gzip isn't guaranteed to produce the same compressed file from
identical uncompressed files on different architectures and releases.
Varying the compression flags can also change the compressed file.

-Drake



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