Hi, On Sun, 8 Jul 2012 17:58:16 +0200 Adam Borowski <[email protected]> wrote: > • xz -6 (the default) is a lot slower when compressing, fast when > decompressing, needs only 10MB memory, 58% size > • xz -9 has very slow compression, takes gobs of memory, 56% size > (Obviously, the "size" numbers are dragged down by uncompressible files > when you look at the whole archive.) I tested as well, and sometimes decompression with xz is so sloooow, it takes 6-8 times than default gz.
> Also, switching to XZ debs is not just a CD issue, doing so would > drastically reduce the resource usage of mirrors. Truely yes, it is benefit for mirrors. If we use xz for top 50 packages, we can cut 30% of traffic. -- Hideki Yamane <[email protected]> https://penta.debconf.org/penta/schedule/dc12/event/930.en.html :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
