Could we use something better than zip for the dmd package?

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 12/21/11 7:22 AM, Robert Clipsham wrote:
> On 20/12/2011 19:57, Trass3r wrote:
>> The ftp is not the fastest one and 7z reduces the size by 40%.
>
> The size doesn't bother me at all. What bothers me is how long it takes
> to download... The digitalmars server is incredibly slow.
>
> There's no excuse for that, there are quite literally hundreds of sites
> that will host packages for you, including github.

This.

The whole discussion has unnecessarily been derailed on one aspect, and 
most likely not the most important.

We need to reduce the distribution size, e.g. not distribute binaries 
for all OSs. This will slash download size much more than any compressor.

We need to use a faster site.

Changing the compressor is a distant third... yet everybody's latched on 
that.


Andrei