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[bug#68242,core-updates,v2,0/5] Compress man pages using zstd

Message ID cover.1704484373.git.maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com
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Series Compress man pages using zstd | expand

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Maxim Cournoyer Jan. 5, 2024, 7:52 p.m. UTC
This series changes the compressor of our man pages from gzip to zstd, which
decompresses much faster, and compresses better at the chosen level (19).

Changes in v2:
 - Turn string->number into number->string

Maxim Cournoyer (5):
  utils: Lower xz compression memory usage limit to 20%.
  compression: Enable zstd parallel compression.
  packages: Repack patched source archives via zstd by default.
  build: gnu-build-system: Compress man pages with zstd.
  man-db: Add support for zstd compressed man pages.

 gnu/compression.scm             |  3 +-
 gnu/packages/commencement.scm   |  3 +-
 guix/build/gnu-build-system.scm | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++------------
 guix/build/utils.scm            |  3 +-
 guix/man-db.scm                 | 45 +++++++++++++++-----
 guix/packages.scm               | 50 ++++++++++++----------
 guix/profiles.scm               |  8 +++-
 7 files changed, 123 insertions(+), 62 deletions(-)


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