diff -r b02f8fb6b1b6 -r 78fcd5bf6b2a src/Pure/Admin/build_log.scala
--- a/src/Pure/Admin/build_log.scala	Tue Oct 31 16:24:07 2023 +0100
+++ b/src/Pure/Admin/build_log.scala	Tue Oct 31 16:45:39 2023 +0100
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@
     def apply(name: String, text: String): Log_File =
       new Log_File(plain_name(name), Library.trim_split_lines(text))
 
-    def read(file: JFile): Log_File = {
+    def read(file: JFile, cache: Compress.Cache = Compress.Cache.none): Log_File = {
       val name = file.getName
       val text =
         if (File.is_gz(name)) File.read_gzip(file)
-        else if (File.is_xz(name)) File.read_xz(file)
+        else if (File.is_xz(name)) Bytes.read(file).uncompress_xz(cache = cache).text
         else File.read(file)
       apply(name, text)
     }
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@
         for (file <- files.iterator if status.exists(_.required(file))) {
           val log_name = Log_File.plain_name(file)
           progress.echo("Log " + quote(log_name), verbose = true)
-          Exn.result { Log_File.read(file) } match {
+          Exn.result { Log_File.read(file, cache = cache.compress) } match {
             case Exn.Res(log_file) => consumer.send(log_file)
             case Exn.Exn(exn) => add_error(log_name, exn)
           }