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[Bug-tar] Re: GNU tar 1.22


From: Sergey Poznyakoff
Subject: [Bug-tar] Re: GNU tar 1.22
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:15:38 +0200

Sebastian Pipping <address@hidden> ha escrit:

> Are you saying that -J no longer creates LZMA-compressed files?

Yes, I am.

> What are the reasons for this decision?

We decided to reassign this option, because xz superceedes lzma and
provides a better compression. Therefore, a short option for it is more
useful.

If you still wish to create LZMA compressed files, uze the --lzma
option.

Regards,
Sergey





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