Date:	Wed, 5 Aug 92 10:45:52 -0400
From:	unifi!yigal AT uunet DOT UU DOT NET (Yigal Hochberg)
To:	uunet!ctron.com!dj AT uunet DOT UU DOT NET
Cc:	sanders AT uunet DOT UU DOT NET, djgpp AT uunet DOT UU DOT NET
Subject:	Status of list

> From: DJ Delorie <uunet!ctron.com!dj>
> To: sanders AT server DOT physics DOT lsa DOT umich DOT edu
> Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
> In-Reply-To: Mike Sanders's message of Tue, 4 Aug 92 17:17:04 EDT <9208042117 DOT AA03101 AT server DOT physics DOT lsa DOT umich DOT edu>
> Subject: Status of list
> 
> Well, I got this mail sent to the group so I guess it's up.
> 
> Query: I'd like to switch djgpp from .zip files to a format I've come
> up with so that I can freely distribute my unpacking program (pkzip
> has certain legal restrictions for commercial distribution).

There are zip/unzip programs which are compatible with pk-zip/unzip.
They are very portable and run on Unix. MS-DOS PC, VMS, etc. I use them 
all the time on Ultrix, SCO-UNIX and MSDOS. There is no reason to
invent another archive program.


> It will
> also prevent folks from forgetting the -d switch and allow me to
> describe the contents of each archive within itself.  

Unzip version 4.2 is, by default, uses -d option. Namely it creates sub
directories and populate them accordingly.

> everyone will have access to it.  Any opinions on this?

Why not to use/adopt zip/unzip.

- Yigal

 
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