On Sat, 2004-07-24 at 15:24, seth vidal wrote: > > apt uses bzip2 for its repositories for quite a while. The processor > > load this had introduced had never been an actual problem. Conversely, > > users on low bandwith connections had appreciated it. > > > > I'm very happy for apt. But bzip2 is not available in all places (python > 2.2 on rhl 7.3?) My knowledge on python is near zero, but do you really need to use a native a "native API" to call an external program (/usr/bin/bunzip2)? Ralf
