Re: *-doc package should not gzip PDF file

2006-06-26 Thread Frank Küster
Preben Randhol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If a pdf file is huge because of > lack of internal compression then isn't it better to use a tool that > compresses internally than to fix the symptoms? The internal compression allowed in a PDF file is dictated by the PDF specification. This open sta

Re: *-doc package should not gzip PDF file

2006-06-26 Thread George Danchev
On Monday 26 June 2006 11:46, Preben Randhol wrote: > Paul Wise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 26/06/2006 (05:08) : > > On Sun, 2006-06-25 at 16:51 -0400, James R. Van Zandt wrote: > > > > I have no idea how debhelper works. Are there anybody out there > > > > that can help with getting it to stop

Re: *-doc package should not gzip PDF file

2006-06-26 Thread Preben Randhol
Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 25/06/2006 (12:17) : > I think I gave wrong impression to you. Yes :-) I thought you meant the usual: OK I'll fix your problem if you provide the solution :-) > Most of PDF.GZ are under me and tetex-doc people. Once we find good > technical solution, we m

Re: *-doc package should not gzip PDF file

2006-06-26 Thread Preben Randhol
Paul Wise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 26/06/2006 (05:08) : > On Sun, 2006-06-25 at 16:51 -0400, James R. Van Zandt wrote: > > > > I have no idea how debhelper works. Are there anybody out there that > > > can help with getting it to stop gzipping files in -doc? > > > > dh_compress already ha

Re: *-doc package should not gzip PDF file

2006-06-25 Thread Paul Wise
On Sun, 2006-06-25 at 16:51 -0400, James R. Van Zandt wrote: > > I have no idea how debhelper works. Are there anybody out there that > > can help with getting it to stop gzipping files in -doc? > > dh_compress already has a list of file extensions where (re-)compressing > doesn't make sense.

Re: *-doc package should not gzip PDF file

2006-06-25 Thread James R. Van Zandt
Preben Randhol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If anyone wants this to be fixed following should happen. > > > > * Write a patch to the debhelper gzip text/pdf/ps file logic > >- do not compress if the package is *-doc and file extension is >

Re: *-doc package should not gzip PDF file

2006-06-25 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Sun, Jun 25, 2006 at 08:30:34AM +0200, Preben Randhol wrote: > On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 20:35:53 +0900 > Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > > * propose policy update proposal. (debian-policy) > > Ok, I'll bring it up here. > > > Unless someone do the first work, nothing will change. It is

Re: *-doc package should not gzip PDF file

2006-06-25 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include * Osamu Aoki [Sat, Jun 24 2006, 08:35:53PM]: > > If one really really need to gzip, then make all applications in the > > default Debian system able to handle gzipped files so there is no need > > to unzip them to your local area and in fact use more space than > > needed. > > The poin

Re: *-doc package should not gzip PDF file

2006-06-24 Thread Preben Randhol
On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 20:35:53 +0900 Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For architecture: all *-doc packages, there is no technical and > practical reason to gzip *.pdf file. I agree. packages are gziped so > package size d nt change. We do it just because of policy and bcause > helper scrip

Re: *-doc package should not gzip PDF file

2006-06-24 Thread George Danchev
On Saturday 24 June 2006 14:35, Osamu Aoki wrote: --cut-- > For architecture: all *-doc packages, there is no technical and > practical reason to gzip *.pdf file. I agree. packages are gziped so > package size d nt change. We do it just because of policy and bcause > helper script is written suc

*-doc package should not gzip PDF file

2006-06-24 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi relax. As I said, I "understand ..". See below :) On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 06:48:26PM +0200, Preben Randhol wrote: > On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 05:52:26 +0900 > Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > But, we have fast CPUs so it is not too bad. Under gnome, fileroller > > will open it for y