Current description:

  Description: collection of recompression utilities
   AdvanceCOMP contains recompression utilities for your .zip archives, .png
   images, .mng video clips and .gz files.
   .
   For recompression, 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.com) is used, which generally gives
   5-10% more compression than zLib.
 .
  Homepage: http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/

However the original site gives more comprehensive description:

http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/comp-readme.html

  AdvanceCOMP is a collection of recompression utilities for your .ZIP
  archives, .PNG snapshots, .MNG video clips and .GZ files.

  It's mainly intended for recompressing your rom, snapshot and clip
  collection of emulated games.

  The main features are : Recompress ZIP, GZ, PNG and MNG files using
  the Deflate 7-Zip implementation.  Recompress MNG files using Delta
  and Move optimization.

Please consider using verbatim, especially the applicability of these
utilities are unclear from the debian/control::Description field
whereas the homepage makes it explicit with "It's mainly intended for
recompressing your rom, snapshot and clip collection of emulated
games."

severity 376600 wishlist
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Jari Aalto (jari.aalto@cante.net):

I don't think this information is very useful. In my opinion most of
users that use this package just want to recompress their archives/png
images and mentioning roms could only confuse them.

Don't you think this information is redundant (see description's
first sentence)?
Does regular user know what "Delta and Move optimization" is?

BTW, I have changed severity to "wishlist" since in my opinion it's not a
bug at all.

severity 376600 minor
thanks

| Jari Aalto (jari.aalto AT cante.net):
| >   It's mainly intended for recompressing your rom, snapshot and clip
| >   collection of emulated games.
|
| I don't think this information is very useful. In my opinion most of
| users that use this package just want to recompress their archives/png
| images and mentioning roms could only confuse them.
|
| >   The main features are : Recompress ZIP, GZ, PNG and MNG files using
| >   the Deflate 7-Zip implementation.  Recompress MNG files using Delta
| >   and Move optimization.
|
| Don't you think this information is redundant (see description's
| first sentence)?
| Does regular user know what "Delta and Move optimization" is?
|
| BTW, I have changed severity to "wishlist" since in my opinion it's not a
| bug at all.

I disagree. The severity can be downgraded to minor. This is
clear usability/documentation bug. Reading the description does make
one wonder:

- Why would I need this package when there are separate 7zip, rzip etc.
  packages.

Kindly use the homepage's documentation and the current
debian/control::Description to more broadly eplain where
this package is most suitable for. I cannot comment a proper
description, but I think the building blocks are there.

Jari

Jari Aalto+mail.linux (jari.aalto@cante.net):

With rzip/7zip you can't [1] do something like this:

$ advzip -z4 path/to/*zip

(it will try to recompress all zip files and replace original ones if it
make sense)

that's why short description is set to "collection of _recompression_ utilities"


Roms are usually compressed with zip or gzip and that's why they are
mentioned in original description (whole Advance* project is about roms)

[1] You can of course write a script that will extend rzip/7zip with
that functionality.

tags 376600 + wontfix
thanks

See my explanations in previous mails.
(http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=376600)

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Good morning,

We have gone through your samples from a partner and Here is our  Order
List. Please do bear in mind that we are very much in  need of this
order, quote your competitive prices.

Kindly send the Order confirmation.

Your early reply will be much appreciated.

Best Regards,

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PT FINDORA INTERNUSA

Jln Pahlawan 66 Kec. Arjawinangun

45162 CIREBON West-Java INDONESIA

tel : +62 231 357334

fax: +62 231 357260

email: marketing@findora.com