On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 10:56:24AM -0800, bf wrote: > ?? Have you looked at this code? Yes, there is: there is an "LZMA > compressed file format" and the 7z file format, both of which support > LZMA. The former format has been widely adopted by people who distribute > lzma-compressed tarballs, especially GNU-related projects that use the > lzmautils port. Some projects, like GNU coreutils, no longer distribute > the latest versions of their software in bzip2-compressed tarballs.
lzma files in the current form are a major PITA. The format doesn't have a proper header and therefore is not really autodetectable. Joerg _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
