Re: .Z files in debian packages
Joey Hess wrote:
> A few packages in debian use .Z files - I don't know if they have good
> reason or not. It seems to me we should use .gz files except where technical
> reasons don't allow it (like back when X didn't support .gz'd fonts). Is it
> worth making policy on this issue?
Some programs come with files that are already compressed upstream. It is a
bit wierd for this to be done, especially considering most upstream files
are tar and gzipped.
- Craig
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