#1029219 devscripts: Please compress files in parallel

Package:
devscripts
Source:
devscripts
Description:
scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier
Submitter:
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date:
2023-01-19 21:30:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1029219#5
Date:
2023-01-19 21:26:23 UTC
From:
To:
uscan can created a repacked file based on d/copyright and I *think*
this is handled by devscripts. It invokes `xz' for compression without
the -T flag. Passing the -T argument with either 0 or 1 as the number of
CPUs has the following benefits:
- The actual compression is quicker if more than one CPU is available on
  the compressing side.
- The actual decompression is quicker if more than one CPU is available
  on the decompressing side. This requires that the compressor creates
  multiple blocks while compressing.

I tried to fix this myself but I fail to find the right spot :/

Sebastian