summary:

The GNU compression utility

description:

GNU gzip is a popular data compression program, developed to replace compress because of patents covering the LZW algorithm at the time, with better compression as a bonus.

categories:

Base Archive

build-depends:

autoconf, automake, binutils, coreutils, cygport, gcc-core, gnupg, patch, xz

install package(s):

gzip, gzip-debuginfo

homepage:

https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/

license:

GPL-2.0-or-later (SPDX)

maintainer(s):

Brian Inglis (Use the mailing list to report bugs or ask questions. Do not contact the maintainer(s) directly.)

packaging repository:

gzip.git

repology info:

gzip (1.14)

importance:

base