[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBIDE-13266) Use pack200 to speed up download and install

[Nick Boldt (JIRA)]

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Nick Boldt commented on JBIDE-13266:
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If we start building w/ JDK 7, we will at least ensure that all clients can unpack our stuff:

{quote}Previously, the pack200 tool defaulted to using java6 packfiles in the absence of any java6 (or newer) classfiles in a segment. Starting with JDK 7, the pack200 tool defaults to using java5 packfiles for maximum compatibility.{quote}
-- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdk7-relnotes-418459.html

And with everyone being forced to move to JRE7, this should probably be fine:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/autoupdate-1667051.html
                
> Use pack200 to speed up download and install
> --------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: JBIDE-13266
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-13266
>             Project: Tools (JBoss Tools)
>          Issue Type: Enhancement
>          Components: Build/Releng
>    Affects Versions: 4.0.0.CR1
>            Reporter: Mickael Istria
>            Assignee: Mickael Istria
>            Priority: Minor
>             Fix For: 4.0.1.Final, 4.1.0.Alpha1
>
>
> p2 provides the pack200 stuff, which offers a better compressions for jars, and then that makes downloads faster when installing.
> We should set up our repo to create the pack200'd artifacts.

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