Re: Should we Drop Patch Map Format 1?

On 2026-07-24 01:01, Garret Rieger wrote:
> The main advantage to keeping format 1 around is that where it can be 
> used it provides more compact patch map encodings.

How much more compact? Are we talking 2% smaller or 20% smaller?

Unless it is significantly smaller, I agree that having two choices, one 
of which is rarely usable, makes little sense and has a lot of drawbacks.

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Chris Lilley
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Received on Friday, 24 July 2026 13:03:37 UTC