* val-comp.hlp not big, just verbose
@ 1987-09-16 1:19 CONTR47
1987-09-17 12:26 ` Dirk Craeynest
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From: CONTR47 @ 1987-09-16 1:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
val-comp.hlp consists of:
70,656 characters of which:
34,054 are blanks
10,162 are minus signs
5,052 are vertical bars
That computes to 70% of the file for formatting. (Actually
somewhat less because of need for embedded blanks. I suggest that
vertical bars and minus signs be eliminated thus also
eliminating many blanks and then consider not repeating
company name etc. and *then* maybe it will be
feasible to mail it to everyone. (No, I didn't just volunteer
to do the formatting).
regards, sam harbaugh
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* Re: val-comp.hlp not big, just verbose
1987-09-16 1:19 val-comp.hlp not big, just verbose CONTR47
@ 1987-09-17 12:26 ` Dirk Craeynest
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From: Dirk Craeynest @ 1987-09-17 12:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
In article <8709160124.AA05084@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> CONTR47@NOSC-TECR.ARPA writes:
>val-comp.hlp consists of: ... [deleted]
> That computes to 70% of the file for formatting.
[suggestion to remove formatting characters to reduce size]
> ... and *then* maybe it will be feasible to mail it to everyone.
>regards, sam harbaugh
An easier, and more efficient, way to cut down the size of such files,
is to use arc, compress, or something similar.
I tried arc on an older copy of the list of validated Ada compilers and
the list of planned implementations: the files were compressed to almost
one fifth of their original size!
Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC
=========== ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ====
COMP.ARC 43624 Crunched 78% 9729 9 Jun 87 12:03a 2be6
PLANS.ARC 47072 Crunched 79% 10238 9 Mar 87 12:37a f303
==== ======== ==== ========
Total 2 90696 78% 19967
Isn't it possible to post the list in that format?
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