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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.apps Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!cmutual.com.au!ncc From: ncc@cmutual.com.au (Neal Collins) Subject: Re: TCX -- transparent [un]compression of executables Message-ID: <1993Apr2.010133.17764@cmutual.com.au> Organization: Colonial Mutual Group References: <CGD.93Mar30205409@eden.CS.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1993 01:01:33 GMT Lines: 21 From article <CGD.93Mar30205409@eden.CS.Berkeley.EDU>, by cgd@eden.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Chris G. Demetriou): > > i probably don't need to say it, but be careful as to which programs > you put under TCX... in particular, don't put anything necessary > for the system to function under its control... > > > > just a friendly warning... 8-) > Don't worry - I have been very cautious with my selection of programs to compress. (I live in fear that I will accidently compress gzip!). BTW it has performed flawlessly so far. (I have compressed nearly all of /usr/local/bin and /usr/bin so far - excluding anything I consider vital or anything that runs set-uid). Alas I forgot to record the change in free space.... (but I did get the sources installed :) - Neal (ncollins@cmutual.com.au)