From: J.H. <warthog19@eaglescrag.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:44:28 GMT
Subject: Re: Add Gitweb support for LZMA compressed snapshots
Message-ID: <4A714F5C.70000@eaglescrag.net>
In-Reply-To: <E0C39B59-E2C5-4C28-9570-D33FEA2A44EB@uwaterloo.ca>

Mark A Rada wrote:
> 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