From: naruse@... Date: 2020-02-27T05:16:14+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:97277] [Ruby master Misc#16483] How about stopping new *.tar.bz2 releases? Issue #16483 has been updated by naruse (Yui NARUSE). Status changed from Open to Closed From Ruby 2.8, I'll provide only .zip, .gz, and .xz (not provide .bz2). For 2.7.x or prior we'll still provide also .bz2. In general we provide * .zip for Windows * .gz for general Unix environments * .xz (or most efficient compression format) for latest Unix ---------------------------------------- Misc #16483: How about stopping new *.tar.bz2 releases? https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16483#change-84394 * Author: znz (Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA) * Status: Closed * Priority: Normal ---------------------------------------- Current ruby releases generate `*.tar.gz`, `*.tar.bz2`, `*.tar.xz`, and `*.zip`. But I think we can stop generating `*.tar.bz2`. I think `*.tar.bz2` are less merit. For better size, `*.tar.xz` exist. For better compatibility, `*.tar.gz` and `*.zip` exist. I check some programming languages source package archives. - https://jdk.java.net/13/ tar.gz zip - https://gcc.gnu.org/mirrors.html tar.gz tar.xz - https://www.python.org/downloads/source/ tgz tar.xz - https://nodejs.org/dist/v12.14.0/ tar.gz tar.xz (and 7z zip for win) - https://www.perl.org/get.html tar.gz - https://www.php.net/downloads.php tar.bz2 tar.gz tar.xz `tar.bz2` are rare. How about stopping `*.tar.bz2` since next release? (I know [ruby-build](https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build) use `*.tar.bz2`. And it can use `*.tar.gz`) -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: