[Lzip-bug] Clzip 1.7 released

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

I am pleased to announce the release of clzip 1.7.

Clzip is a lossless data compressor with a user interface similar to the 
one of gzip or bzip2. Clzip is about as fast as gzip, compresses most 
files more than bzip2, and is better than both from a data recovery 
perspective.

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

The lzip file format is designed for data sharing and long-term 
archiving, taking into account both data integrity and decoder availability.

A nice feature of the lzip format is that a corrupt byte is easier to 
repair the nearer it is from the beginning of the file. Therefore, with 
the help of lziprecover, losing an entire archive just because of a 
corrupt byte near the beginning is a thing of the past.

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

The sources can be downloaded from
http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/lzip/clzip/

The sha1sums are:
36a06272cdb16598003c9daa350e0204b10ffb1b  clzip-1.7.tar.lz
4d4a97d30aab6be56c846bb8373b0c26ff902172  clzip-1.7.tar.gz

This release is also GPG signed. You can download the signature by 
appending ".sig" to the URL.

Changes in version 1.7:

  * The option "-0", which produces a compression speed and ratio 
comparable to those of gzip, has been ported from lzip.

  * The targets "install-compress", "install-strip-compress", 
"install-info-compress" and "install-man-compress" have been added to 
the Makefile.


Please send bug reports and suggestions to address@hidden


Regards,
Antonio Diaz, clzip author and maintainer.