Re: [cobalt-users] Which zip programs are installed on raq 3?

["Larry E. Smith" <lesmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 06:09:50PM -0800, Dave Thomas wrote:
> 
> I see, that's frustrating
> 
> how would one then allow zips to be created (dynamically, getting one to 
> access a .php page for ex) and have one go to their windows?
>

  On LINUX systems you DO NOT create "zips"... at least not in
  the "context" of Windows system "zip" files that I suspect you
  are thinking...

> I guess I should install that winrar you mentioned, then use system call on 
> that, not gzip, as it's not going to be reliable
> 

  GZIP is very reliable - when used for what it was designed...
  (read on)....


> that blows lol
> 
> >Aah ok, the actual program name of the linux version of zip on your system
> >is gzip insofar as i'm aware from here(raq4), if you find that noone with
> >windows can open the darn things then dont assume that gzip is blameless
> >though, as i said it has never yet created a zip file readable by anything
> >but the linux version of itself on the system here but that might be the
> >exception.

  Hmmm, I guess maybe I am from the "dark" ages then.  I just
  went to my account directory on my RAQ4r, created a TAR archive
  of my account, gzipped it (name.tar.gz), put it in my web
  space, downloaded it, clicked on it with WINZIP and it told me
  there was one archive in the gzip, did I want to uncompress and
  open it, said "yes", and it popped up a window with the listing
  of all the files in my account on the RAQ....

> >
> > > >but i should warn you that you might have a problem with opening files
> > > >you've gzip'ed on your raq on a windows machine, hasnt worked for me 
> >yet.

  I open gzip files on Windows that were created on Linux, RAQ's,
  SCO Unix, HPUX, and all sorts all the time.  Most often the web
  logs are "gzip'd" when they are logrolled (saves space) and I
  regularly transfer them to my Win.X PC (dual boot laptop); and
  then run them through WebTrends or whatever I am using at the
  time - most often in "gzip'd" form (most web tools now
  recognize gzip format)...  The "web.log.1.gz" file under
  /home/sites/logs is a gzipped archive.

  I believe you are "mis-construing" gzip (a simple COMPRESSION
  program) and ZIP (an archiving and compression) program.  On
  Unix, there are tar, cpio and a few other "archiving" programs.
  Tar will even compress (using either compress program or gzip
  as desired) as it creates the archive.  GZIP itself does NOT
  create archives - it simply compresses data.  There is also a
  version of gzip (which does both compression and
  de-compression) available for Win.X.

  My two cents...

Larry Smith
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