[tor-bugs] #16424 [metrics-lib]: Support parsing of .xz compressed tarballs

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#16424: Support parsing of .xz compressed tarballs
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     Reporter:  karsten      |      Owner:  karsten
         Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  needs_revision
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  metrics-lib  |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:
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Comment (by karsten):

 Well, oldstable can be terribly old for some.  Let's assume I give you the
 new `descriptor.jar` that I compile on a Tor Project VM, and you'd want to
 use it for your project on testing where you're using both
 `descriptor.jar` and a very recent version of libcommons-codec with
 features that are not found in the oldstable version.  Just because you're
 using `descriptor.jar` means you wouldn't be able to use them.  That
 sounds bad.

 Regarding your warning, isn't metrics-lib already non-functional code
 following that logic?  If you fail to provide libcommons-codec and
 libcommons-compress, you'll see interesting errors.

 How do other libraries do this?  Do they all ship jars with all the other
 library jars they depend on?  This problem cannot be new.

 Are you around on IRC tomorrow?  Maybe it's easier to talk about this than
 discuss here on the ticket.

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