Re: gunzip problem on Windows

["Sébastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf-geNee64TY+gS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org>]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> From: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>>>
>>> It might work to copy gzip.exe into gunzip.exe.

Another solution, from the Net (don't know who anymore):

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      (require 'dired-aux)

      (defun dired-call-process (program discard &rest arguments)
        ;; 09Feb02, sailor overwrite this function because Gnu Emacs cannot
        ;; recognize gunzip is a symbolic link to gzip. Thus, if the program
        ;; is "gunzip", replace it with "gzip" and add an option "-d".

        ;; "Run PROGRAM with output to current buffer unless DISCARD is t.
        ;; Remaining arguments are strings passed as command arguments to
        ;; PROGRAM."
        ;; Look for a handler for default-directory in case it is a
        ;; remote file name.
        (let ((handler
               (find-file-name-handler (directory-file-name default-directory)
                                       'dired-call-process)))
          (if handler (apply handler 'dired-call-process
                             program discard arguments)
            (progn
              (if (string-equal program "gunzip")
                  (progn
                    (setq program "gzip")
                    (add-to-list 'arguments "-d")))
              (apply 'call-process program nil (not discard) nil arguments)))))
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Seb

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Sébastien Vauban