rbj@icst-cmr.ARPA (Root Boy Jim) (07/09/86)
This is not really a bug, but merely a suggestion, and probably not even an original one. It occurs to me that attempting compression on small (one block) files is a waste of time, considering that no possible gain in space can be produced. I therefore propose that compress observe a minimum length limit. This could be: 1) A hard coded constant such as 512 bytes. 2) The above but alterable by a switch. 3) Figure out the block/fragment size on the given file system. As always, -f would force a compression. (Root Boy) Jim Cottrell <rbj@icst-cmr.arpa> ..I have a VISION! It's a RANCID double-FISHWICH on an ENRICHED BUN!! P.S. Please pardon Zippy, he's not talking about your software.
pete@octopus.UUCP (Pete Holzmann) (07/10/86)
While compressing a single-block file won't save any *disk space*, it
will definitely save *time* when the file is transmitted via modem. It
would also presumably save space if the file is saved to non-blocked mdeia
such as tape.
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