A quick internet search came up with a presentation by Sam Knutson ftp://ftp.cbttape.org/pub/present/SHARE97_Fully_Wired.pdf
ftp://ftp.cbttape.org/pub/present/SHARE98_Fully_Wired.pdf This presentation is from 2001/2 but may help answer some questions. . GIMZIP Free from IBM available as PTF back to R5, not really a ZIP utility, seems to be a poor choice for a name. (Potential gotcha! ICSF "nee crypto" is required) . Produces .z file (.pax.z) contains compressed data should be compatible with UNCOMPRESS on UNIX platforms and others that support format . http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/smpe/gimzip.html . GZIP Free, some oddities found by Roland Schiradin with MVS implementation, wide cross platform support including Linux, Windows, UNIX, etc. . http://www.gzip.org Lizette -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jan Vanbrabant Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 7:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: GIMZIP (was: free zIP/UNZIP in z/OS) Hi dear IBM-MAINers, First of all a BIG THANK YOU for your 30+ reactions !!! This situation is one between z/OSs! The other site is zipping with PKZIP. GIMZIP is charming my client. Question though: While PKZIP en GIMZIP have both "zip"in common in their namings, is GIMZIP's "zip-format" compatible with PKZIP's "zip-format" ? Rgds, Jan On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 10:31 PM, Kurt Quackenbush <[email protected]> wrote: > Given my (unfounded?) assumption that GIMZIP was devised to >> support SMP/E installation and service, it's puzzling that GIMZIP >> supports objects SMP/E doesn't process. Are they intended for use in >> a post-APPLY script? >> > > Have you heard of ServerPac? GIMZIP and GIMUNZIP are integral to the > internet delivery and installation of an IBM ServerPac offering, that > is why GIMZIP supports non-SMP/E consumable file formats in addition > to the standard SMP/E stuff. > > Kurt Quackenbush -- IBM, SMP/E Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
