FS#40307 - [pigz] Package should "provide" gzip
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Opened by Dennis (dennis123123) - Sunday, 11 May 2014, 14:32 GMT
Last edited by Jonathan Steel (jsteel) - Sunday, 18 May 2014, 21:39 GMT
Opened by Dennis (dennis123123) - Sunday, 11 May 2014, 14:32 GMT
Last edited by Jonathan Steel (jsteel) - Sunday, 18 May 2014, 21:39 GMT
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It would be useful if this package provided gzip (as a
symlink to pigz of course),
so that all software would use this faster implementation if installed. |
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Closed by Jonathan Steel (jsteel)
Sunday, 18 May 2014, 21:39 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't implement
Sunday, 18 May 2014, 21:39 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't implement
I think the best thing is to build this yourself via the ABS with your proposed changes, or remove the gzip binary and create a symlink.
gzip /usr/bin/gzexe
gzip /usr/bin/uncompress
gzip /usr/bin/zcat
gzip /usr/bin/zcmp
gzip /usr/bin/zdiff
gzip /usr/bin/zegrep
gzip /usr/bin/zfgrep
gzip /usr/bin/zforce
gzip /usr/bin/zgrep
gzip /usr/bin/zless
gzip /usr/bin/zmore
gzip /usr/bin/znew
Also I see no evidence upstream intend the use of pigz through the gzip command, and we follow upstream. Probably other software should be changed (upstream) to use pigz if available. In the meantime I still think it would be best to manage this yourself.