> anything not supported by the current package management tools (FDNPKG and
> FDINST) is a non-starter at present.
A proof-of-concept is here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_cAT21CeqCnKfC4pzPfX1WSRCpXFpYNj/view
This T2502 repack:
* Reduces the FreeDOS distribution set to one CD-R.
* And is
> > Repacking T2502 with a modern deflate32 implementation adds 45 MB of
> > usable payload space in the FreeDOS distribution media.
>
> You say it would need UNZIP 6 for DOS and would not work with PKZIP 2.
No, deflate32 is at the pkzip-2.04g compatibility level.
Deflate64, which is Method 9, is
Hi,
> On Feb 7, 2025, at 11:48 AM, Darik Horn via Freedos-devel
> wrote:
>
> (Posting only because I enjoy compression and optimization; not
> because I am asking for changes.)
>
> Repacking T2502 with a modern deflate32 implementation adds 45 MB of
> usable payload space in the FreeDOS distr
Hi Darik,
Repacking T2502 with a modern deflate32 implementation adds 45 MB of
usable payload space in the FreeDOS distribution media.
You say it would need UNZIP 6 for DOS and would not work with PKZIP 2.
Assuming that we want the ZIPs or other packages to still unpack
reasonably well even
