Hi, yes, TAR is an uncompressed archive format. TGZ is equivalent to a GZ (gzip) compressed TAR archive. And the sizes are similar: TAR = uncompressed ZIP normal ZIP = a bit bigger (because it cannot compress similar files better) than TGZ = ZIP with uncompresed ZIP inside.
The problem is that DOS does not have true | pipes: It will internally use a tempfile. So you still need those 233k of temp space. I am complaining about using zip-of-zip too much because EDIT uses this method and I cannot install it in my ramdisk, because inner zip plus edit together are too big. Therefore I would prefer only using normal ZIP files unless the size savings are really significant. As the installer is meant to run from CD, it should avoid temp files in general. I agree that there should be some fine-grained "expert mode packet selection", too. Then you would have better control over how much space FreeDOS will take on harddisk. Eric. ---------- list options/archives/etc.: http://www.topica.com/lists/fd-dev unsubscribe: send blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Rv5.bbRv4l.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
