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Re: Add Gitweb support for LZMA compressed snapshots

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JJ.H. <warthog19@eaglescrag.net>
Date
Jul 30, 2009, 07:44 UTC
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Mark A Rada wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> I thought I would submit this little patch I made to my gitweb. I am on 
> a relatively slow
> connection, and so LZMA compression time is less of a  concern than 
> bandwidth---I'm
> guessing that I am not the only person who suffers from slow internet 
> connection
> syndrome.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Mark A Rada (ferrous26)
> marada@uwaterloo.ca

Don't use 'lzma' the command, use 'xz' ( http://tukaani.org/xz/ ) as it uses the lzma2 format which is, by far, preferable to what 'lzma' outputs. Same compression (lzma) just different file format.

- John 'Warthog9' Hawley
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  1. Mark A RadaJul 30, 2009
  2. J.H.Jul 30, 2009
  3. Alex RiesenAug 1, 2009
  4. Dmitry PotapovAug 1, 2009
  5. André Goddard RosaAug 1, 2009
  6. Jim MeyeringAug 1, 2009
  7. Alex RiesenAug 1, 2009
  8. Johannes SchindelinJul 30, 2009
  9. Jakub NarebskiJul 30, 2009
  10. Johannes SchindelinJul 30, 2009
  11. Felipe ContrerasJul 31, 2009
  12. Johannes SchindelinAug 1, 2009
  13. Felipe ContrerasAug 1, 2009
  14. Erik Faye-LundAug 1, 2009
  15. Mark A RadaAug 1, 2009
  16. Erik Faye-LundAug 1, 2009
  17. Dmitry PotapovAug 1, 2009

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