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A parallel implementation of gzip for modern multi-processor, multi-core machines. Signed-off-by: Alfredo Alvarez Fernandez <alfredo.alvarez_fernandez@nokia.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de_schampheleire@nokia.com> [Thomas: add entry to DEVELOPERS file, add hash for license file.] Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>
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config BR2_PACKAGE_PIGZ
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bool "pigz"
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depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
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select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
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help
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pigz, which stands for parallel implementation of gzip, is a
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fully functional replacement for gzip that exploits multiple
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processors and multiple cores to the hilt when compressing
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data.
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http://www.zlib.net/pigz/
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comment "pigz needs a toolchain w/ threads"
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depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
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