createrepo/rpm-metadata repository format creator ver 0.3.4

[Ralf Corsepius]

On Sat, 2004-07-24 at 15:24, seth vidal wrote:
> > apt uses bzip2 for its repositories for quite a while. The processor
> > load this had introduced had never been an actual problem. Conversely,
> > users on low bandwith connections had appreciated it.
> > 
> 
> I'm very happy for apt. But bzip2 is not available in all places (python
> 2.2 on rhl 7.3?)

My knowledge on python is near zero, but do you really need to use a
native a "native API" to call an external program (/usr/bin/bunzip2)?

Ralf