[vorbis] Bzip2 & Ogg Vorbis

[Segher Boessenkool]

Jack Moffitt wrote:
> 
> > If so, why is there no option to use bzip2 with Ogg Vorbis by default?
> 
> Are you saying that you never seek in Ogg? Because I don't believe you
> can do random seeking in bzip2 files without a full decompress.  Not to

bzip uses 100kB..900kB blocks (depending on the -1..-9 setting); you can
decompress per block.

> mention you'd be really adding some extra cpu usage for very little
> gain.

Certainly.

<p>Segher

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