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ARM64 and RISCV filter is missing in lzma module #115988
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Feature or enhancement
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The lzma C library has added ARM64 and RISCV filter support which could help reduce
compression ratio when utilized on ARM64 and RISCV binary programs. However, relevant
Python support is missing.
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This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere
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serhiy-storchaka commented on Mar 13, 2024
For reference, they are pretty new features (https://xz.tukaani.org/format/xz-file-format-1.2.0.txt):
1.2.0 2024-01-19 Added RISC-V filter and updated URLs in Sections 0.2 and 7. The URL of this specification was changed. 1.1.0 2022-12-11 Added ARM64 filter and clarified 32-bit ARM endianness in Section 5.3.2, language improvements in Section 5.4gh-115988: Add ARM64 and RISCV BCJ filters constants in lzma module (G…
gpshead commented on May 28, 2026
merged, thanks!