bzip 0.21 archivers =58

DEPRECATED: see full description
RESTRICTED: may be covered by patents
A block-sorting file compressor
Maintained by: jmelo@FreeBSD.org
Port Added: unknown

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Use of bzip2, which is intended to replace bzip, is recommended.
The algorithms used in bzip2 are different and incompatible with
those used in bzip.  To open .bz archives, you must use bzip, and
to open .bz2 archives you must use bzip2.  Although bzip2 sometimes
yields slightly larger output, it is faster, more reliable, maintained,
much more widely used and is believed to be patent-free.

Julian Seward, the author of bzip, gives this warning:

	This program may or may not infringe certain US patents
	pertaining to arithmetic coding and to the block-sorting
	transformation itself.  Opinions differ as to the precise
	legal status of some of the algorithms used.  Nevertheless,
	you should be aware that commercial use of this program
	could render you liable to unfriendly legal action.

CVSWeb : Sources : Distfiles Availability : PortsMon

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To install the port: cd /usr/ports/archivers/bzip/ && make install clean

A package is not available for ports marked as: Forbidden / Broken / Ignore / Restricted

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Configuration Options

     No options to configure

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Master Sites:

http://custom.lab.unb.br/pub/compression/bzip/

http://www.freebsdbrasil.com.br/~jmelo/

ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/

- Remove the DESTDIR modifications from individual ports as we have a new,
  fully chrooted DESTDIR, which does not need such any more.

Sponsored by:   Google Summer of Code 2007
Approved by:    portmgr (pav)

- Respect DESTDIR.

PR:             ports/101783
Submitted by:   Gabor Kovesdan <gabor@FreeBSD.org>

- Change my ports MAINTAINER to jmelo@FreeBSD.org.

Approved by:    mnag (mentor)

- Add backup master site
- Add SHA256 checksum

PR:             ports/89416
Submitted by:   Jean Milanez Melo <jmelo@freebsdbrasil.com.br> (maintainer)

Fix unfetchable master site
Take MAINTAINER

PR:             87290
Submitted by:   Jean Milanez Melo <jmelo@freebsdbrasil.com.br>

This software is licensed under the GNU GPL.  As mentioned in the
DESCR file and in ports/LEGAL, it may be covered by patents.  I
changed NO_CDROM to RESTRICTED.

I also added a DEPRECATED line because the DESCR file recommends
the use of bzip2 instead of bzip.

Explain more clearly why users might need to install this port.
Mention the fact that bzip2 sometimes compresses less efficiently.
Remove the WWW: line, since the listed site has no information about
this port.  Credit the author for text taken from his README.

Move package files from plist to Makefile, remove pkg-plist.

Add SIZE.

De-pkg-comment.

The distfile is corrupt on this master site at the moment.  Replace it
with a mirror mite that has a genuine copy.

Submitted by:   bento

Update MASTER_SITES

PR: 41868
Submitted by: Josef El-Rayes <shammer@exception.at>

Massive style enforcement - use ^I instead of spaces for variables identation.  
 

Changed maintainer to ports, I want to reduce my personal workload.   Maybe I
take over again in the future if I have more time for this.    

Convert archivers category to new layout.  

5 vulnerabilities affecting 16 ports have been reported in the past 14 days

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