Re: Bug#14705: gawk examples are compressed
On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Santiago Vila Doncel wrote:
> Package: gawk
> Version: 3.0.2-1
>
> All files (but `copyright') in /usr/doc/gawk are compressed.
> Since there are no big files, there is no reason to compress them all.
> Please, install them in uncompressed form.
I'm hauling this out onto debian-policy since I think this needs more of
an airing than the bug system. Please let's not start this debate. The
problem with uncompressing docs that "aren't big" is that nobody agrees on
the definition. By doing "eval $(lesspipe)", you can get less to view
compressed files without any effort on your part. I feel it better to err
on the side of compressing all docs then to uncompress some of them
because they are "small".
Results of du on gzipped files for /usr/doc/gawk:
3 ./awklib/eg/data
15 ./awklib/eg/lib
19 ./awklib/eg/prog
5 ./awklib/eg/misc
43 ./awklib/eg
61 ./awklib
75 .
Results of du on gunziped files for /usr/doc/gawk:
3 ./awklib/eg/data
24 ./awklib/eg/lib
32 ./awklib/eg/prog
5 ./awklib/eg/misc
65 ./awklib/eg
98 ./awklib
128 .
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Scott K. Ellis <storm@gate.net> http://www.gate.net/~storm/
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