The following reply was made to PR bin/36268; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Giles Lean <giles.lean@pobox.com>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: gnats-admin@netbsd.org, netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: bin/36268: NetBSD gzip error message mismatch with GNU gzip 
Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 00:35:02 +1000

 Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de> wrote:
 
 >  I personally like the NetBSD gzip message better - so I'd say
 >  either gnu zip should be adjusted or the tar configure script be
 >  fixed.
 
 I agree that the NetBSD message is neater.
 
 If the NetBSD gzip(1) command is intended as a drop-in
 replacement for the GNU one, then I think this is one of those
 times when standard is better than better.
 
 It's not a serious issue either way, and you may note I filed
 the bug report with 'low' severity. :-)
 
 If it's decided to close the bug report without change (not
 what I recommend, naturally) at least the difference is
 documented in the PR.
 
 Regards,
 
 Giles