On 9 November 2012 14:52, Bastian Blank <wa...@debian.org> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 09, 2012 at 12:26:19PM +0100, Bastian Blank wrote: >> | dpkg-deb: building package `linux-image-3.6-trunk-amd64' in >> `test.gzip.deb'. >> | dpkg-deb -Zgzip -b debian/linux-image-3.6-trunk-amd64 test.gzip.deb >> 62.96s user 1.78s system 101% cpu 1:03.77 total > > Some further tests show clearly why this is the case: > > | gzip -c data.tar > /dev/null 6.51s user 0.04s system 99% cpu 6.548 total > | gzip -9c data.tar > /dev/null 61.46s user 0.08s system 99% cpu 1:01.54 > total > > dpkg-deb defaults to -9 for gzip. This mode takes ten times. This all > for an negligible advantage of 1% smaller package. >
Even without any option it defaults to -6, can you compare -1 as well? Regards, Dmitrijs. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/canbhlujlvaexdl5wj16rmgdbq2cmb-duzxshiksu0rbu84-...@mail.gmail.com
