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From: jl...@chorus.FR (Jean-loup Gailly)
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Subject: gzip (GNU zip) release 0.8.1
Date: 25 Jan 1993 22:41:58 -0500
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gzip version 0.8.1 is available for anonymous ftp from prep.ai.mit.edu
[18.71.0.38], in the file /pub/gnu/gzip-0.8.1.tar.Z
gzip (GNU zip) is a compression utility designed to be a replacement
for 'compress'. Its main advantages over compress are better
compression and freedom from patented algorithms. The GNU Project
will soon make this the standard compression program for its system.
So please try to build it *now*, before conversion of all GNU .Z files
to the gzip format. The Linux project has already adopted gzip for
distribution of Linux itself (see comp.os.linux).
gzip currently uses the compression algorithm used in zip 1.9 (the
portable pkzip compatible archiver). The gzip format was however
designed to accommodate several compression algorithms. gunzip can
currently decompress files created by gzip, zip, compress or pack. The
detection of the input format is automatic.
A script 'znew' is provided for automatic conversion of .Z files to
the gzip format. A gzip'ed tar file is usually about 2/3 the size of a
tar.Z file.
Notable changes from version 0.5 are (see the NEWS file in the
distribution for a complete list):
o gzip can now extract .z files created by 'pack'.
o it is now possible to append to a gzip'ed file.
o 'configure' should now work on most systems
o many minor bug fixes
Please send comments and bug reports to jl...@chorus.fr or
bug-gnu-ut...@prep.ai.mit.edu.
Jean-loup Gailly
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From: jl...@chorus.FR (Jean-loup Gailly)
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Subject: gzip (GNU zip) release 1.0.3
Date: 13 Feb 1993 05:50:06 -0500
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gzip version 1.0.3 is available for anonymous ftp from prep.ai.mit.edu
[18.71.0.38], in the files /pub/gnu/gzip-1.0.3.tar or gzip-1.0.3.shar.
gzip (GNU zip) is a compression utility designed to be a replacement
for 'compress'. Its main advantages over compress are much better
compression and freedom from patented algorithms. The GNU Project
has adopted it as the standard compression program for its system.
Notable changes from version 0.8.1 are (see the NEWS file in the
distribution for a more complete list and the file ChangeLog for
a detailed list):
o gzip now runs on Vax/VMS and Amiga
o many improvements in znew (convert .Z file to gzip .z format)
o Added env variable GZIP for default options. Example:
for sh: GZIP="-8 -v"; export GZIP
for csh: setenv GZIP "-8 -v"
o Added gzexe to compress rarely used executables.
o Reduce memory usage (required for MSDOS and useful on all systems).
o Support the test option -t for compressed (.Z) files.
Allow some data recovery for bad .Z files.
o Added makefiles for MSDOS
o Many small bug fixes and portability improvements
Some persons have had problems with tar extracting files with
incorrect time stamps (such as dates in the future). In this case,
just do:
touch *; touch configure; configure; make
Several persons have reported that gunzip could not extract
certain .Z files. In all cases, the files turned out to be
really damaged. You can use "gzip -vt *.Z" to check all your .Z
files, and "gzip -cd bad.Z > bad" to recover up to the failure point.
Some persons have reported that compress sometimes compresses better
than gzip. This occurs only on large redundant files. You can use
"znew -K" to keep the .Z file in this case.
Please send comments and bug reports to jl...@chorus.fr or
bug-gnu-ut...@prep.ai.mit.edu.
Jean-loup Gailly
jl...@chorus.fr
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From: jl...@chorus.FR (Jean-loup Gailly)
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Subject: [gnu.announce] gzip (GNU zip) release 1.0.3
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gzip version 1.0.3 is available for anonymous ftp from prep.ai.mit.edu
[18.71.0.38], in the files /pub/gnu/gzip-1.0.3.tar or gzip-1.0.3.shar.
gzip (GNU zip) is a compression utility designed to be a replacement
for 'compress'. Its main advantages over compress are much better
compression and freedom from patented algorithms. The GNU Project
has adopted it as the standard compression program for its system.
Notable changes from version 0.8.1 are (see the NEWS file in the
distribution for a more complete list and the file ChangeLog for
a detailed list):
o gzip now runs on Vax/VMS and Amiga
o many improvements in znew (convert .Z file to gzip .z format)
o Added env variable GZIP for default options. Example:
for sh: GZIP="-8 -v"; export GZIP
for csh: setenv GZIP "-8 -v"
o Added gzexe to compress rarely used executables.
o Reduce memory usage (required for MSDOS and useful on all systems).
o Support the test option -t for compressed (.Z) files.
Allow some data recovery for bad .Z files.
o Added makefiles for MSDOS
o Many small bug fixes and portability improvements
Some persons have had problems with tar extracting files with
incorrect time stamps (such as dates in the future). In this case,
just do:
touch *; touch configure; configure; make
Several persons have reported that gunzip could not extract
certain .Z files. In all cases, the files turned out to be
really damaged. You can use "gzip -vt *.Z" to check all your .Z
files, and "gzip -cd bad.Z > bad" to recover up to the failure point.
Some persons have reported that compress sometimes compresses better
than gzip. This occurs only on large redundant files. You can use
"znew -K" to keep the .Z file in this case.
Please send comments and bug reports to jl...@chorus.fr or
bug-gnu-ut...@prep.ai.mit.edu.
Jean-loup Gailly
jl...@chorus.fr
[ For information on how to order GNU software on tape, floppy,
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Subject: gzip 1.1.1 is available
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 93 12:11:01 +0200
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gzip version 1.1.1 is available for anonymous ftp from prep.ai.mit.edu
[18.71.0.38] and its mirrors, in the files /pub/gnu/gzip-1.1.1.tar or
gzip-1.1.1.shar. (There is also a gzip'ed tar version for those
already having a previous version of gzip, and an MSDOS executable.)
gzip (GNU zip) is a compression utility designed to be a replacement
for 'compress'. Its main advantages over compress are much better
compression and freedom from patented algorithms. The GNU Project
has adopted it as the standard compression program for its system.
The most notable change since version 1.0.7 is the adoption of the .gz
suffix as default extension, instead of .z which is used by pack(1).
There has been a lot of debate about the extension to be used, so here
is a summary (in a probably vain attempt to avoid another flame war):
- Richard Stallman initially wanted to impose the .Z extension. I convinced
him that this was not reasonable. Some members of the FSF and I
favored .G or .gz. We adopted .z as a compromise. I knew that this
extension was used by pack and so I incorporated unpack support in gzip.
On systems with non case sensitive file names such as MSDOS and VMS,
the .z extension is also in conflict with that used by compress, but
gzip can extract files in compress format.
- Some people argued that the conflict of extension was still a problem
despite the support of the pack and compress formats in gzip. Novice users
in particular were confused with the .z extension and attempted to use
uncompress on gzip'ed files. Rich Morin <r...@cfcl.com> made an
opinion poll on gnu.misc.discuss and posted the following results:
for keeping ".z" : 51
for ".gz" : 36
for ".g" : 27
anything but ".z" : 11
don't care : 5
- Then Michael Bushnell (member of the FSF) made another opinion poll.
He did not post the results but said:
The decision has been made: the default suffix for gzip will
become .gz. People who are using short filenames actually
preferred .gz to .g or .z by a greater margin than people in
general.
I did not like this decision, but I implemented it because I respect
the right of Richard Stallman to run the GNU project as he wishes.
The FSF is not a democracy. Part of the success of the GNU project
comes from its strong leadership.
- In order to make the transition from .z to .gz a little less troublesome,
I have added support for the option --suffix .z which can be set in
the GZIP environment variable. (But znew does not yet support --suffix.)
Also, when gzip had to truncate a name to make room for the .gz suffix,
the original name is kept inside the gzip'ed file and restored by gunzip.
gunzip will accept either .z or .gz as extension, even without --suffix.
Other notable changes from version 1.0.3 are (see the NEWS file in the
distribution for a more complete list and the file ChangeLog for
a detailed list):
* Added --ascii option for non-Unix systems.
* support wildcards on VMS.
* Display compression ratio also when decompressing (with --verbose).
* Quit after --version (GNU standard)
* Use --force to bypass isatty() check
* Suppress all warnings with --quiet.
* Added -d option (decompress) for gzexe and try preserving file permissions.
* Continue processing other files in case of recoverable error.
* Added comparison of zip and gzip in the readme file.
* Added small sample programs (ztouch, sub, add)
* Added zforce to rename gzip'ed files with truncated names.
* Keep file attributes in znew and gzexe if cpmod is available.
* Added optimized asm version for 68020 and 68000.
* Let gunzip handle .tgz files (extracted to .tar)
* Let gunzip accept a "_z" suffix (used by one 'compress' on Vax/VMS).
* Added makefiles for gcc and MMS on Vax.
* Added support for Prime/PRIMOS.
* Added support for MSC under OS/2.
* For OS/2, assume HPFS by default, add flag OS2FAT if necessary.
* For the Amiga, add the missing utime.h and add support for gcc.
* Add support for DJGPP.
* Add support for the Atari ST.
plus some bug fixes and many small changes for portability to old,
weird or buggy systems.
Before reporting a problem with gzip, please read the README and
INSTALL files. Please report bugs to the mailing list:
bug-gnu-ut...@prep.ai.mit.edu
Thanks.
Jean-loup Gailly
jl...@chorus.fr
[ Most GNU software is packed using the new `gzip' compression program.
Source code is available on most sites distributing GNU software.
For information on how to order GNU software on tape, floppy, or cd-rom,
check the file etc/ORDERS in the GNU Emacs distribution or in GNUinfo/ORDERS
on prep, or e-mail a request to: g...@prep.ai.mit.edu
By ordering tapes from the FSF you help us continue to develop more free
software. Media revenues are our primary source of support. Donations to
FSF are deductible on US tax returns.
The above software will soon be at these ftp sites as well.
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Subject: [gnu.announce] gzip 1.1.1 is available
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gzip version 1.1.1 is available for anonymous ftp from prep.ai.mit.edu
[18.71.0.38] and its mirrors, in the files /pub/gnu/gzip-1.1.1.tar or
gzip-1.1.1.shar. (There is also a gzip'ed tar version for those
already having a previous version of gzip, and an MSDOS executable.)
gzip (GNU zip) is a compression utility designed to be a replacement
for 'compress'. Its main advantages over compress are much better
compression and freedom from patented algorithms. The GNU Project
has adopted it as the standard compression program for its system.
The most notable change since version 1.0.7 is the adoption of the .gz
suffix as default extension, instead of .z which is used by pack(1).
There has been a lot of debate about the extension to be used, so here
is a summary (in a probably vain attempt to avoid another flame war):
- Richard Stallman initially wanted to impose the .Z extension. I convinced
him that this was not reasonable. Some members of the FSF and I
favored .G or .gz. We adopted .z as a compromise. I knew that this
extension was used by pack and so I incorporated unpack support in gzip.
On systems with non case sensitive file names such as MSDOS and VMS,
the .z extension is also in conflict with that used by compress, but
gzip can extract files in compress format.
- Some people argued that the conflict of extension was still a problem
despite the support of the pack and compress formats in gzip. Novice users
in particular were confused with the .z extension and attempted to use
uncompress on gzip'ed files. Rich Morin <r...@cfcl.com> made an
opinion poll on gnu.misc.discuss and posted the following results:
for keeping ".z" : 51
for ".gz" : 36
for ".g" : 27
anything but ".z" : 11
don't care : 5
- Then Michael Bushnell (member of the FSF) made another opinion poll.
He did not post the results but said:
The decision has been made: the default suffix for gzip will
become .gz. People who are using short filenames actually
preferred .gz to .g or .z by a greater margin than people in
general.
I did not like this decision, but I implemented it because I respect
the right of Richard Stallman to run the GNU project as he wishes.
The FSF is not a democracy. Part of the success of the GNU project
comes from its strong leadership.
- In order to make the transition from .z to .gz a little less troublesome,
I have added support for the option --suffix .z which can be set in
the GZIP environment variable. (But znew does not yet support --suffix.)
Also, when gzip had to truncate a name to make room for the .gz suffix,
the original name is kept inside the gzip'ed file and restored by gunzip.
gunzip will accept either .z or .gz as extension, even without --suffix.
Other notable changes from version 1.0.3 are (see the NEWS file in the
distribution for a more complete list and the file ChangeLog for
a detailed list):
* Added --ascii option for non-Unix systems.
* support wildcards on VMS.
* Display compression ratio also when decompressing (with --verbose).
* Quit after --version (GNU standard)
* Use --force to bypass isatty() check
* Suppress all warnings with --quiet.
* Added -d option (decompress) for gzexe and try preserving file permissions.
* Continue processing other files in case of recoverable error.
* Added comparison of zip and gzip in the readme file.
* Added small sample programs (ztouch, sub, add)
* Added zforce to rename gzip'ed files with truncated names.
* Keep file attributes in znew and gzexe if cpmod is available.
* Added optimized asm version for 68020 and 68000.
* Let gunzip handle .tgz files (extracted to .tar)
* Let gunzip accept a "_z" suffix (used by one 'compress' on Vax/VMS).
* Added makefiles for gcc and MMS on Vax.
* Added support for Prime/PRIMOS.
* Added support for MSC under OS/2.
* For OS/2, assume HPFS by default, add flag OS2FAT if necessary.
* For the Amiga, add the missing utime.h and add support for gcc.
* Add support for DJGPP.
* Add support for the Atari ST.
plus some bug fixes and many small changes for portability to old,
weird or buggy systems.
Before reporting a problem with gzip, please read the README and
INSTALL files. Please report bugs to the mailing list:
bug-gnu-ut...@prep.ai.mit.edu
Thanks.
Jean-loup Gailly
jl...@chorus.fr
[ Most GNU software is packed using the new `gzip' compression program.
Source code is available on most sites distributing GNU software.
For information on how to order GNU software on tape, floppy, or cd-rom,
check the file etc/ORDERS in the GNU Emacs distribution or in GNUinfo/ORDERS
on prep, or e-mail a request to: g...@prep.ai.mit.edu
By ordering tapes from the FSF you help us continue to develop more free
software. Media revenues are our primary source of support. Donations to
FSF are deductible on US tax returns.
The above software will soon be at these ftp sites as well.
Please try them before prep.ai.mit.edu! thanx -...@prep.ai.mit.edu
ASIA: ftp.cs.titech.ac.jp, utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp:/ftpsync/prep,
cair.kaist.ac.kr:/pub/gnu
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ftp.mcc.ac.uk, unix.hensa.ac.uk:/pub/uunet/systems/gnu,
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ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de:/pub/gnu, ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de,
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Subject: gzip 1.2.2 is available
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 93 10:42:34 +0200
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gzip version 1.2.2 is available for anonymous ftp from prep.ai.mit.edu
[18.71.0.38] and its mirrors, in the files /pub/gnu/gzip-1.2.2.tar or
gzip-1.2.2.shar. (There is also a gzip'ed tar version for those
already having a previous version of gzip.)
gzip (GNU zip) is a compression utility designed to be a replacement
for 'compress'. Its main advantages over compress are much better
compression and freedom from patented algorithms. The GNU Project
has adopted it as the standard compression program for its system.
Notable changes from version 1.1.1 are (see the NEWS file in the
distribution for a more complete list and the file ChangeLog for
a detailed list):
* Added the --list option to display the file characteristics.
* Added the --no-name option: do not save or restore original filename
Save the original name by default.
* Allow gunzip --suffix "" to attempt decompression on any file
regardless of its extension if an original name is present.
* Add support for the SCO compress -H format.
* gzip --fast now compresses faster (speed close to that of compress)
with degraded compression ratio (but still better than compress).
Default level changed to -6 (acts exactly as previous level -5) to
be a better indication of its placement in the speed/ratio range.
* Use smart name truncation: 123456789012.c -> 123456789.c.gz
instead of 12345678901.gz
* With --force, let zcat pass non gzip'ed data unchanged (zcat == cat)
* Let zmore act as more if the data is not gzipped.
* Added the zgrep shell script.
* made gzexe more secure (don't rely on PATH).
* Made sub.c useful for 16 bit sound, 24 bit images, etc..
* On MSDOS, use .gz extension when possible (files without extension)
plus some minor bug fixes and a few changes for portability.
Before reporting a problem with gzip, please read the README and
INSTALL files. Thanks.
Jean-loup Gailly
jl...@chorus.fr
[ Most GNU software is packed using the new `gzip' compression program.
Source code is available on most sites distributing GNU software.
For information on how to order GNU software on tape, floppy, or cd-rom,
check the file etc/ORDERS in the GNU Emacs distribution or in GNUinfo/ORDERS
on prep, or e-mail a request to: g...@prep.ai.mit.edu
By ordering tapes from the FSF you help us continue to develop more free
software. Media revenues are our primary source of support. Donations to
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The above software will soon be at these ftp sites as well.
Please try them before prep.ai.mit.edu! thanx -...@prep.ai.mit.edu
ASIA: ftp.cs.titech.ac.jp, utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp:/ftpsync/prep,
cair.kaist.ac.kr:/pub/gnu
AUSTRALIA: archie.oz.au:/gnu (archie.oz or archie.oz.au for ACSnet)
AFRICA: ftp.sun.ac.za:/pub/gnu
MIDDLE-EAST: ftp.technion.ac.il:/pub/unsupported/gnu
EUROPE: irisa.irisa.fr:/pub/gnu, grasp1.univ-lyon1.fr:pub/gnu,
ftp.mcc.ac.uk, unix.hensa.ac.uk:/pub/uunet/systems/gnu,
src.doc.ic.ac.uk:/gnu, ftp.win.tue.nl, ugle.unit.no, ftp.denet.dk,
ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de:/pub/gnu, ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de,
ftp.eunet.ch, nic.switch.ch:/mirror/gnu, nic.funet.fi:/pub/gnu, isy.liu.se,
ftp.stacken.kth.se, ftp.luth.se:/pub/unix/gnu, archive.eu.net
CANADA: ftp.cs.ubc.ca:/mirror2/gnu
USA: wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/gnu, labrea.stanford.edu,
ftp.kpc.com:/pub/mirror/gnu, ftp.cs.widener.edu, uxc.cso.uiuc.edu,
col.hp.com:/mirrors/gnu, ftp.cs.columbia.edu:/archives/gnu/prep,
gatekeeper.dec.com:/pub/GNU, ftp.uu.net:/systems/gnu
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