I like the current ability to compress payload segments based on the best compression for that segment. It seems like we lose that if we put ELF files (or a simple alternative) into the LAR without parsing them.
I totaly agree - and SELF reflects that behavior without the additional LAR segments. I'm not even sure if Segher is promoting just tossing it into the LAR without parsing, but I don't want to put words in his mouth.
I'm promoting putting a payload file into the LAR as one file, yes.
If you want the compression stuff to know about ELF (or whatever) segments, make the compression stuff know about it -- not the LAR.
Segher