Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/liblzf/dist

[Thor Lancelot Simon <tls%panix.com@localhost>]

On Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 04:04:22PM +1100, matthew green wrote:
>    
>    Update of /cvsroot/src/external/bsd/liblzf/dist
>    In directory ivanova.netbsd.org:/tmp/cvs-serv22361
>    
>    Log Message:
>    Import liblzf version 3.5 (2-clause BSD licensed by Marc Lehmann)
> 
> 
> what's liblzf, and why do we want it in base?

It's a tiny, very very fast compression library.  Christos wants it
for bootblocks, among other things (or so he says -- ask him).

The other obvious choice would be LZO but there's no suitably-licensed
implementation which performs well.

We've had it in our tree at Coyote Point for a long time for a completely
different purpose, so I just grabbed it across.  As time permits, I will
plug it into things like ssh, libarchive, and ipcomp.