[ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] New: {xz/liblzma0/liblzma-devel}-4.999.8beta-10

Yaakov (Cygwin/X) yselkowitz@users.sourceforge.net
Mon Mar 16 03:43:00 GMT 2009


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Charles Wilson wrote:
> The xz package is the successor to lzma.  Its command-line tools
> support both .lzma files and the new .xz format, and it ships with
> compatibility links so you don't even need to retrain your fingers:
> 'lzma', 'lzcat', etc, are all still present. However, you probably
> should: .xz files are already being used by some upstream source
> distribution sites, including GNU FSF, and the new format includes
> features (such as internal integrity checks) that the old .lzma
> format lacks.

So if I'm reading this right, is the attached patch for cygport correct?


Yaakov
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