> As to why the .gz(or.bz2) compressed "original source code" tarball is > included inside an .bz2 -src package, when the internal tarball can't > really be compressed further: it's the original. If I ungzip it, and > then bzip it, then it isn't the original version EXACTLY as distributed > by the upstream folks... > > Hope that helps explain it.
Thanks for the long explanation (it seems that there is always some part of this ML that doesn't hit my eyes, even if I read it all ^_^)... anyway the base is "exact original is preferred upon size" if I got it right.. right? (even if a gunzip <source | bzip2 >dest would alter in no way the tar and I see no diffrence between 'dest' and 'source' in any pratical way (uhm.. people )... but inter-programmer politics is not my concern, your answer fully satisfied my curiosity) Thanks, Lapo PS: I can see at least a motivation for using "exact original package" now: so that people can use md5sum and get convinced that the included file is really exactly the original... -- Lapo 'Raist' Luchini [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PGP & X.509 keys available) http://www.lapo.it (ICQ UIN: 529796)