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Re: [Bug-tar] [PATCH] Do not fail when 'compress' is unable to provide s

From: Paul Eggert
Subject: Re: [Bug-tar] [PATCH] Do not fail when 'compress' is unable to provide sufficient compress ratio
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:12:42 -0700
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On 04/26/2013 10:07 AM, Antonio Diaz Diaz wrote:
> Converting gzip to the general API seems the right thing to do in the long 
> term.

That might be wise, yes, but there might be other users who
expect the current behavior, and we'd need to consult with them.
And there are a lot of other compressor programs to update.
In the meantime 'tar' should work with what's out there.
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