[Pkg-fonts-devel] Bug#683931: Bug#683931: src:ttf-dejavu: please use xz compression for binary packages

Christian PERRIER bubulle at debian.org
Sun Aug 5 16:21:34 UTC 2012


Quoting Ansgar Burchardt (ansgar at debian.org):
> Source: ttf-dejavu
> Version: 2.33-2
> Severity: important
> Tags: patch
> Usertags: xz-for-wheezy
> 
> Please use xz compression for the binary packages (patch attached).
> We are trying to fit a few more packages on the first CDs to get a
> usable desktop install with it, see [1] for more details.
> 
> I will request a freeze exception once the package is uploaded; please
> keep in mind to not include additional changes.

Thanks, Ansgar. I'll upload a maintainer upload with that change
incorporated.

Sadly, this package is one of the very few we haven't converted to the
new naming scheme...and dh7-style packaging.

I pondered using extreme compression as Yamane-san did in some of
"his" font packages but finally decided to stay the safe side...




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