Re: tramp (2.2.13.25.2); setting GZIP environment variable breaks tramp

[Michael Albinus]

Michael Albinus <address@hidden> writes:

Hi Francesco,

>> One more thing, since I am at it: maybe nowadays the first compression
>> program to check should be lzop, which is fast
>
> Will check, to be added in Tramp master when suceesful.

I've searched a little bit for benchmarks. Looks like lzop is faster
indeed than gzip, but it results in larger compressed files. Given that
the transfer over the net is the limiting factor for Tramp, I'm not
convinced yet that lzop shall be preferred.

Thanks anyway for the hint.

>> Thankyou for maintaining this

Best regards, Michael.