exit 1
fi
-VERSION_FILE=$DIST_DIR/$PACKAGE_NAME-$VERSION.tar.xz
+# don't use .xz for beta channels, annooying if unpacks that slowly
+if [ "$CHANNEL" = "stable" ]; then
+ EXT=xz
+else
+ EXT=gz
+fi
+VERSION_FILE=$DIST_DIR/$PACKAGE_NAME-$VERSION.tar.$EXT
if [ -e $VERSION_FILE -a -z "$FORCE" ]; then
# nothing to update
cd ../..
-tarball=$PACKAGE_NAME-$VERSION.tar.xz
-tar -cf $tarball --xz $PACKAGE_NAME-$VERSION
+tarball=$PACKAGE_NAME-$VERSION.tar.$EXT
+XZ_OPT=-9 tar -cf $tarball --$EXT $PACKAGE_NAME-$VERSION
ls -lh $tarball
rm -rf $PACKAGE_NAME-$VERSION