Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 22 Aug 2000 19:44:26 +0200 | From | Matthias Andree <> | Subject | Re: Binary files in the kernel sources? |
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> > Uh. uuencode? History. base64encode COULD be used, but what's the point > > as long as it's inside a .tar.ANYCOMPRESSORSUFFIX? > > Excuse me? I've never heard of that program. > > The only alternative to uuencode would be a png-logo.c or > png-logo.pl that spits out a png file without external help.
I'm asking again: what's the point in encoding binary files such as PNG, if the whole lot is stuffed into a .tar.gz or .tar.bz2 anyways?
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