| From: | Asaf |
| Date: | 1 Sep 2000 at 23:14:51 |
| Subject: | Re: AMIOPEN: Compressed archive formats |
I agree. The same goes for file formats.
The Amiga OE is multiformat, so even "document.readme" will cause problems on
other platforms.
What we need are some standard formats for all systems and keep it the same.
Asaf
Matthew Kille wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Is Amiga going to decide on a 'preferred' archive format?
>
> Looking through the contributions to ftp.amiga.com lists, there are so many
> different formats in use, zip, tgz, lha, bzip2, etc., that it can be a bit
> of a pain remembering which command/arguments need to be used to extract
> the files you want.
>
> The Aminet, with its consistant use of lha, (my personal favourite), is far
> more helpful, whereas the ftp.amiga.com lists just look messy in
> comparison.
>
> I'm not really saying that once Amiga makes a decision, that everyone is
> forced to used that, but it would be helpful for those of us who wonder
> which would be better, given such a wide choice. (Better in this case,
> means better for maintenance, and user friendliness -- I don't think
> compression is really much of an issue these days.)
>
> Secondly, on a similar theme, it would be good if a 'preferred' archive
> organisation could be determined. By this I mean the layout of the
> files/directories within the archive. Should all file/directories be added
> to the root of the archive, or contained within a suitably named
> subdirectory? Where should the .readme be held? -- A second copy within
> the archive, or just the one on the outside? etc...
>
> --
> Matt. (Control freak.)
>
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