Alex Ionescu wrote:
Can we please 7zip logs instead of deleting them?
As the logs are not simple text files, but stored in a database for showing them together with other test information (see e.g. http://backend.reactos.org/testman/detail.php?id=341420), I've used MySQL's COMPRESS/UNCOMPRESS instead of 7-Zip now. In my opinion, the higher memory requirements and system load of 7-Zip also don't outweigh the compression ratio for text files, which shouldn't be that much better compared to a zlib-based algorithm (as it's used by COMPRESS/UNCOMPRESS). Keep in mind that everybody shall still be able to easily access these logs over the web interface, so they have to be uncompressed on-the-fly.
But all in all, using compression here was a good idea, we're down to 190 MB now. :-)
Though I'm still not in favor of keeping logs of ancient revisions forever. It's okay if we extend the limit to 2-3 years, but does anybody really need even older logs?
Best regards,
Colin