From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Peter Gordon Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Viewing files in tar mode Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:54:55 +0200 Message-ID: <1260521695.2517.10.camel@qed> References: <56aa6ab7-57ed-44cc-ba67-c4f8591d11a0@u7g2000yqm.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1260521858 3541 80.91.229.12 (11 Dec 2009 08:57:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:57:38 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Peter Dyballa Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 11 09:57:31 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NJ1Ja-000371-Oj for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:57:31 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39959 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NJ1JW-00053b-7R for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:57:26 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NJ1HZ-0004ij-FE for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:55:25 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NJ1HV-0004hD-Fp for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:55:25 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35470 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NJ1HV-0004h5-5e for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:55:21 -0500 Original-Received: from gold.securenet-server.net ([207.45.186.66]:39682) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NJ1HT-0007CY-Bm for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:55:21 -0500 Original-Received: from bzq-218-145-176.cablep.bezeqint.net ([81.218.145.176] helo=[192.168.234.1]) by gold.securenet-server.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NJ1H9-0005cr-DD; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:54:59 -0500 In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Evolution 2.28.1 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gold.securenet-server.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - gnu.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - pg-consultants.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Windows 98 (1) X-Greylist: delayed 66440 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at monty-python; Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:55:12 EST X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:70586 Archived-At: On Thu, 2009-12-10 at 22:58 +0100, Peter Dyballa wrote: > Am 10.12.2009 um 15:51 schrieb peter: >=20 > > Is there a way of persuading emacs to open the gzipped file correctly? >=20 >=20 > Try to customise auto-compression-mode =E2=80=93 setting it to jka-compr = =20 > should give you what you want. Maybe jka-compr-compression-info-list =20 > needs some customisation too. >=20 But if I open a gz file from outside a tar file, it uncompresses the file.=20 I also tried running with emacs -Q, and it also failed to uncompress the gz file contained in the tar file. You suggested that I customise auto-compression-mode, but that variable deals with gz files. In any case, could you give me the syntax for setting auto-compression-mode to jka-compr?=20 I suspect this is a tar-mode.el bug. Should I report it on the bugs list? Peter > -- > Greetings >=20 > Pete >=20 > When you meet a master swordsman, > show him your sword. > When you meet a man who is not a poet, > do not show him your poem. > =E2=80=93 Rinzai, ninth century Zen master >=20