Re: Zutils vs single compressor utilities

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Paul Eggert wrote:
> > > If memory serves, we were going to add a configure-time flag
> > > to change the program names from z* to gz*, which sounds
> > > reasonable, when someone gets around to it.
> >
> > Exactly.
>
> Is that a change you could write?  That would help move things along,
> I expect.

I have already tried, but I don't know autoconf well enough, so I have 
failed. Sorry.

I see in ChangeLog-2007 that gzip 1.2.4 used a seemingly simpler method, 
but I am not sure it is a good idea:
"Allow installation of shell scripts with a g prefix: make G=g install"

BTW, I have written to Daniel Quinlan, the editor of the FHS, and am 
waiting his response.