on 10/19/01 12:10 PM, "Joshua Levy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 1. I thought that jar files were compressed. > 2. My product is designed to run on Windows and UNIX, so I > would need at least N+1 gzip binaries (N for the different > UNIX flavors, and 1 for the PC.) > 3. tar is rarely installed on PCs. > 4. gzip is rarely installed on PCs. > 5. asking people to download gzip or tar slows down their > installation process considerably, and makes it > impossible for them to copy my product onto a disk, > and install it on an unconnected machine. > > The advantage of jar (and it is a huge advantage), is that > if they have java installed, they almost always have jar > installed. > > Joshua Levy How about this: Mac's don't come with floppy disk drives anymore. Oh wait, you only care about PC's. Oh wait, isn't Java cross platform? I told you the solution, have you tried it yet? What is the new filesize? -jon
