Ext2 compression extension
The Linux e2compr package consists of a set of patches and utilities to provide transparent compression and decompression in the second extended (ext2) filesystem.
| Tags | Archiving Compression Filesystems Operating System Kernels Linux |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux |
| Implementation | C |
Recent releases
- 13 Apr 2007 13:12
Changes: kernel 2.4.26 and 2.6.18.5 patch sets. Allows repeated compress/decompress cycles. The ability to compile within a compressed directory tree. This release corrects small file sizes and fixes all known GPFs. It removes compiler warning messages and regularizes debug output.
- 22 Jan 2006 01:51
Changes: This release is primarily a synchronisation point for 2.4 and 2.6 ports (possibly 2.2 also). It includes some minor bugfixes and some documentation and code cleanups, and improves the handling of compression algorithms as external modules.
- 28 May 2004 21:51
Changes: Minor bugfixes, the reinstatement of the LZRW3A algorithm, and the elimination of mandatory aliases for external algorithm modules.
- 15 Jan 2004 06:39
Changes: This code was acquired from the former maintainer, Denis Richard of the now-defunct e2compress project (www.alizt.com).
