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[ Using ZIP for the pkg tools ]
> Hmmmm.  OK, how's the quality of the code?

OK.

> Do you forsee much difficulty
> in my taking chunks of the code and making it into a library API rather
> than a simple monolithic program?

Do you want a library instead of just calling the zip/unzip utils and
parsing the output?  Although I think the latter would be much slower,
it would avoid you having to GPL your package tools, and avoid
'Yet-Another' GPL utility in the tree.

Also, what kind of API would you like to see?  You are the most familiar
with the package tools, so if you write up a quick 'this is what I'd
like to see API' then it would be easier for someone to know what is
expected.


Nate