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According to Yaakov (Cygwin/X) on 3/15/2009 9:45 PM:
>>> should: .xz files are already being used by some upstream source
>>> distribution sites, including GNU FSF, and the new format includes
>>> features (such as internal integrity checks) that the old .lzma
>>> format lacks.
>> So if I'm reading this right, is the attached patch for cygport correct?
> 
> Oops, this would require a version bump for tar.  Eric??

Tar 1.22 has been released upstream which changes -J from lzma to xz.  I'm
working on packaging it, along with several other packages (my free time
has been limited lately).

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