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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] New: {xz/liblzma0/liblzma-devel}-4.999.8beta-10
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Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote:
> Charles Wilson wrote:
>> The xz package is the successor to lzma. Its command-line tools
>> support both .lzma files and the new .xz format, and it ships with
>> compatibility links so you don't even need to retrain your fingers:
>> 'lzma', 'lzcat', etc, are all still present. However, you probably
>> should: .xz files are already being used by some upstream source
>> distribution sites, including GNU FSF, and the new format includes
>> features (such as internal integrity checks) that the old .lzma
>> format lacks.
>
> So if I'm reading this right, is the attached patch for cygport correct?
Oops, this would require a version bump for tar. Eric??
Yaakov
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