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I think random access is a useful feature - e.g. if you want to compress code modules like java does so that you can still load individual modules quickly. Thi
by t43562 3y ago
I think random access is a useful feature - e.g. if you want to compress code modules like java does so that you can still load individual modules quickly.
This is not something I've wanted yet personally but that's just random chance. When I do need it I will know which tool to use! Thanks.
It could be handy to be able to mount a pack like a filesystem.
- OttoCoddo 3y agoIndeed. Benchmarking Pack as a file system was fun. It is near 10X faster to let you iterate all the files compared to what I get from NTFS (warm with all caching on for both solutions). Someday, it can be used as a virtual drive. I leave it to future people.