Re: [Lzip-bug] Lzip 1.20-pre2 released

[Timothy Beryl Grahek]

Hi Antonio,

> Compressing an already compressed file is rarely useful, but you can 
> do it using the option '-F, --recompress': 

If I have more questions about this, I will open another thread.

> Thanks. What you propose seems like "greedy" reporting; report 
> everything that went or will go wrong, or may be interesting to know. 
> I think the norm is to complain only when a problem is found. 

I appreciate your observation regarding my proposal and your decision to 
act in contrast to it; acting in contrast to it is definitely the most 
sensible approach, especially given what you have said.

> Thanks again for your help. 

Thus far I have installed and used Lzip 1.20 Pre2 on my home machine and 
work machine. Both machines have this version installed on both of their 
operating systems. My home machine has it installed on Arch Linux x86-64 
and Windows 10 using Cygwin, and my work machine has the exact same 
configuration. I have run into no problems compressing or decompressing 
files on either machine. For example, I was compressing some disk images 
at work, and I was compressing and decompressing some files for my 
college classes at home and at work. Lzip 1.20 Pre2 appears to be as 
stable as Lzip 1.19. This certainly agrees with what you said previously 
about the fact that Lzip 1.20 addresses the interface rather than 
function when comparing it with Lzip 1.19.

In other words, the testing I have done now, after the first testing I 
have done on Lzip 1.20 Pre2, is general day-to-day use testing. When 
time permits, next I will do more in depth, detailed testing that will 
allow me to provide a more detailed report as to what I have actually 
tangibly tested. Of course I will also comment on any day-to-day use I 
have done in a more descriptive fashion.

Best regards,

Timothy Beryl Grahek