Packages.bz2 are the preferred alternative to Packages.gz for apt

debian/changelog

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ dpkg (1.14.7) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   [ Guillem Jover ]
   * Add back $dpkglib into @INC, needed by the controllib.pl require in
     822-date. Closes: #440962
-  * Document in dpkg-scanpackages that apt now requires Packages.bz2 instead
-    of Packages.gz. Closes: #440973
+  * Document in dpkg-scanpackages that apt now requires Packages.bz2 in
+    preference to Packages.gz. Closes: #440973
   * Stop recognizing the obsolete Optional field when building packages.
   * Use fakeroot, if present, by default to gain root privileges in
     dpkg-buildpackage.

man/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-09-08  Guillem Jover  <guillem@debian.org>
+
+	* dpkg-scanpackages.1: Document that gzipped files are also used by
+	apt.
+
 2007-09-08  A. Costa  <agcosta@gis.net>
 
 	* dpkg-deb.1: Fix typo ('seperated' -> 'separated').

man/dpkg-scanpackages.1

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 .\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
 .\" License along with dpkg; if not, write to the Free Software
 .\" Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-.TH dpkg\-scanpackages 1 "2007-09-06" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
+.TH dpkg\-scanpackages 1 "2007-09-08" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
 .SH NAME
 dpkg\-scanpackages \- create Packages index files
 .
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ If you want to access the generated Packages file with
 .B apt
 you will probably need to compress the file with
 .BR bzip2 (1)
-(generating a Packages.bz2 file). apt ignores uncompressed Packages
+(generating a Packages.bz2 file) or
+.BR gzip (1)
+(generatinc a Packages.gz file). apt ignores uncompressed Packages
 files except on local access (i.e.
 .B file://
 sources).