Changing package compression from gzip to LZMA (txz)
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And BTW: Slackware for the Intel platform has been using xz package compression for quite some tine now so I guess that Stuart wants to make the official ARM port more standard exactly by using the standard Slackware package compression algorithm.
I just want to save disk space and time spending uploading the packages, since my upload speed is pretty low.
I installed your tgz packaged first then used makepkg to create a txz
Just a very minor side note but you didn't need to use makepkg, you could just do something like the following to make an xz compressed version of a package for testing:
@guanx: did your doctor not tell you to do complete rest ? why don't you listen to him ?
Thank you louigi600. Replying to your posts is entertainment, is not working, therefore allowed. I think those who assert that Linux doesn't reclaim memory after a process has exited need a doctor more urgently.
Thank you louigi600. Replying to your posts is entertainment, is not working, therefore allowed. I think those who assert that Linux doesn't reclaim memory after a process has exited need a doctor more urgently.
Then if it's not work why not spend the time to prove me wrong ?
I mean it won't take too long to: check the memory on your system, unzx a file compressed with default compression level and then check again the memory ... the 9Mb will move into the chache/buffres unless your system is low in memory.
But maybe I'm wrong.
@ruario; Just a very minor side note but you didn't need to use makepkg, you could just do something like the following to make an xz compressed version of a package for testing:
Yes your are right I could have done it as per your above zcat command. However, it was on my mind that if Stuart was going to create a .txz package he would be using makepkg so I used makepkg. Would that matter between your command and makepkg, dunno, I'm just a common garden variety Slackware user.
Last edited by justwantin; 04-02-2014 at 01:40 AM.
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