Hi, ok I see the resistance here. :) I introduced 7z a few months ago, in the hope it will be a progress (smaller file size and faster download). On Linux and Mac we only have 1 archive and people are happy with it.
Anyway, I am not willing to keep providing all 3 versions (this is also extra work on the dl page then) so I guess I have to drop 7z. I had the impression the 7-Zip program is a "must have" on Windows, apparently I was wrong. ;) Thomas Am 09.03.2013 18:20, schrieb Alexandr Kuznetsov: > Hi, > > .zip is natively supported on Windows. Not only that, it is the most > supported format. So, I don't think there is good reason to drop it > except for size. Also, 7z is only 30% percent smaller, which makes a > difference only ~10 seconds to download on good connection. Self > unpacking archives are not trustworthy and worse than installers. > If you want, I can pack .zip archives! > > Best, > Alex > > > > > On 3/9/2013 11:58 AM, Thomas Dinges wrote: >> It's stupid to have 3 binaries for Windows (*2) and building etc is not >> really a batch process for me. ;) >> >> We have the installer (.exe) for convenience and that is probably the >> format that is used by most people. This will stay. >> For the archives though I'd like a change. >> >> 1) Only provide 7z >> 2) Provide an auto extract .exe (7z compression inside a .exe) >> 3) Only provide zip >> >> But imho 3) is the most stupid thing, and the only reason 3) has one pro >> argument is that stupid windows does not know any other format than zip. >> >> Thomas >> >> >> Am 09.03.2013 17:16, schrieb Harley Acheson: >>> Thomas, >>> >>> You talked about the pros and cons of the *formats* but not of the >>> pros and cons of your proposal. What maintenance is really involved >>> in taking a folder of files and compressing it into two archives versus >>> one? >>> >>> The "pros" include more choice and much more convenience for the >>> user. The "cons" include 5 seconds more time involved in a batch process >>> creating two archives, and 50 megabytes of storage on the server per >>> release. >>> >>> I'd say if you really have to drop one of the two archive types for >>> Windows then drop 7z and keep the zip - the one that is *integrated into >>> the operating system*. >>> >>> It is true that you only use one archive format for Mac, but that format is >>> zip. All arguments about 7z being better than zip would apply there too but >>> I doubt anyone would consider changing all archives for all OSs to 7z. >>> >>> Harley >>> >>> >>> >>> Anyway, I don't think we should keep 3x different types of binaries (*2 >>>> for the architecture) for Windows, as for Mac and Linux we also only >>>> provide one for each bitness. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Thomas >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Bf-committers mailing list >>> Bf-committers@blender.org >>> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > Bf-committers@blender.org > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers -- Thomas Dinges Blender Developer, Artist and Musician www.dingto.org _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers