GNU bug report logs - #16699
gzip -l bug

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Package: gzip;

Reported by: "Chris Pitzel" <chris.pitzel <at> usask.ca>

Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 02:53:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 16699 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Chris Pitzel <chris.pitzel <at> usask.ca>, 16699 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16699: gzip -l bug
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 19:58:17 -0800

It's a known problem, inherent to the gzip format (which stores only the 
last 32 bits of the uncompressed size).  Fixing it would require 
changing the format, which is unlikely at this point.
This bug report was last modified 11 years and 164 days ago.

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