From: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: 8968@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8968: arc-mode 7z writing support
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 23:20:43 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <878vs8v810.fsf@mail.jurta.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83liw8o8m4.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:49:55 +0300")
>> AFAIU, 7z as a program is Free Software on GNU/Linux systems.
>
> Not AFAIK. At least fencepost.gnu.org doesn't have 7z, but does have
> p7zip, which is a shell script. That shell script invokes another
> shell script, called 7zr, which in turn invokes a program
> /usr/lib/p7zip/7zr.
I'd like to find the definitive answer. On fencepost.gnu.org
7z is not installed, but for what reason?
I see that p7zip-full.deb contains 7z that handles free archives,
and there is a separate p7zip-rar.deb to handle non-free archives.
>> The program `p7zip' (a gzip like wrapper) is not suitable for using in
>> arc-mode.el on GNU/Linux.
>
> Why not?
`p7zip' is just a gzip like wrapper that just calls `7zr a -si' and
`7zr x -so' on stdin/stdout. Such interface is not used in arc-mode.el.
> Is 7zr suitable? If so, we should use it in preference to 7z.
There are two kinds of functionality where 7z can be used
in arc-mode.el:
1. Browse and update archives in the 7z format.
I agree that `7zr' should be preferable, and `7z' should be
used as a second option when `7zr' is not available.
2. Browse and update zip and other free archives.
Only `7z' can be used for this functionality, not `7zr'.
>> The difference between programs `7z' and `7za' is not essential:
>> one of them is just a standalone version of another.
>
> That's not what Jason said.
Jason said this about Windows. What I see on GNU/Linux is different.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-07-08 20:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-06-30 21:47 bug#8968: arc-mode 7z writing support Juri Linkov
2011-07-01 2:55 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-07-04 22:22 ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-08 0:09 ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-08 7:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-08 13:06 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-07-08 18:38 ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-08 19:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-08 20:20 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2011-07-09 6:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-09 11:34 ` Jason Rumney
2011-07-09 13:05 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-09 11:26 ` Jason Rumney
2011-07-08 15:56 ` Jason Rumney
2011-07-08 18:39 ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-08 19:51 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-09 11:20 ` Jason Rumney
2011-07-09 22:27 ` Juri Linkov
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