Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 18:10:33 +0300 From: Yar Tikhiy <yar@freebsd.org> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Archiver packages on FreeBSD CD 1 Message-ID: <20031219151032.GA52845@comp.chem.msu.su> In-Reply-To: <20031219145435.GA31800@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> References: <20031219105400.GA39759@comp.chem.msu.su> <20031219145435.GA31800@falcon.midgard.homeip.net>
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On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 03:54:36PM +0100, Erik Trulsson wrote: > On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 01:54:00PM +0300, Yar Tikhiy wrote: > > > > Today I was surprised to find out that the collection of archiver > > packages on FreeBSD 4.9 installation disk 1 was rather strange: It > > consisted of fossil ones like "zoo" and "lha", and of not-so-widely-used > > items like "lzop." The 600-kilobyte "fileroller" is questionable, > > too, though I suspect it's included because of Gnome. In fact, I > > was looking for "unrar" and failed to find it there. Perhaps I'm > > missing some important point, but I've been sure that packages on > > disk 1 should be _really_ demanded ones. Among archivers, I'd vote > > for "unarj," "unrar," and "unzip" (the latter is the only one already > > supplied.) Is it time to review the disk 1 archiver package > > collection with respect to people's modern needs? > > Which archivers are considered important is quite individual. > I think I have needed "unarj" only once or twice over the last couple > of years (and that was for some ancient archive), and I have never had > any need for "unrar" - I don't think I have ever even seen an archive > that needed "unrar" to unpack. > On the other hand I use "lha" on a fairly regular basis, so I don't > consider that to be a 'fossil'. > In other words I would consider "unarj" and "unrar" to be ancient > and/or weird archivers, while I would consider "lha" to be a standard > archiver just like "unzip". Your experience/opinion is obviously > different. > The "modern needs" of people can vary quite widely. That's why I started this topic--to collect different opinions. Please note that you didn't state you needed "zoo" or "lzo"; therefore, if other people don't need them either, they can be replaced by something better. That's my point. -- Yar
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