Bug#54002: PROPOSAL] permit use of bzip2 for source packages
> a) the RIGHT way is more than 12 lines of perl code. "the right way" means
> that we wont have to do anything but add three small entries in a hash to
> allow other compression types. So you are incorrect on the size of this
> change.
>
> b) It is not just a matter of the dpkg tools, nor the users of them. As I
> said before, the archive scripts are not paying attention, and may perhaps
> choke badly if some one does decide to upload a package for potato using
> this compressions (as opposed to returning a REJECT with the proper
> notice).
>
> The proper thing for now is to possibly add a check in dpkg-source for
> other than .gz compression, and error out with a reasonably generic note
> about it.
Why don't do it, like he said, "the wrong and safe way"? A way that touch
existing code as little as possible. And just the capability to *extract*
packages, not to create them.
And in woody we could have the new multi-compressor system you propose...
If we do that, we could start using bz2 in woody. If we don't we'll need to
wait another (probably long) release cycle...
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