[Lzip-bug] Version 1.1-rc1 of clzip released

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Version 1.1-rc1 of clzip is ready for testing here
http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/lzip/clzip-1.1-rc1.tar.gz
http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/lzip/clzip-1.1-rc1.tar.lz

The md5sums are:
f820d5401a8938992b252d4467e7d22e  clzip-1.1-rc1.tar.gz
c550fa029617ab48b82c35c5c7562922  clzip-1.1-rc1.tar.lz

Please, test it and report any bugs you find.

Clzip is a lossless data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm, with 
very safe integrity checking and a user interface similar to the one of 
gzip or bzip2.

Clzip uses the lzip file format; the files produced by clzip are fully 
compatible with lzip-1.4 or newer. Clzip is in fact a C language version 
of lzip, intended for embedded devices or systems lacking a C++ compiler.

The homepage is at http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/clzip.html

Changes in this version:

  * Code has been converted to "C89 + long long". A C99 compiler is no 
more needed.

  * A warning about fchown's return value being ignored has been fixed.

  * "clzip -tvvvv" now shows file compression ratio.

  * Match length limit set by options -1 to -8 has been reduced to 
extend range of use towards gzip. Lower numbers now compress less but 
faster. (-1 now takes 43% less time for only 20% larger compressed size).

(Note that the bidimensional parameter space of LZMA can't be mapped to
a linear scale optimal for all files. If your files are large, very
repetitive, etc, you may need to use the --match-length and
--dictionary-size options directly to achieve optimal performance).

  * Compression of option -9 has been slightly increased.

  * Some new examples have been added to the manual.


Regards,
Antonio Diaz, clzip author and maintainer.