Could we use something better than zip for the dmd package?

[Vladimir Panteleev]

On Wednesday, 21 December 2011 at 22:53:06 UTC, Walter Bright 
wrote:
> I understand that issue. The idea is to support it, at least 
> for unzipping, in all new versions, and gradually that support 
> will filter out into the community.

All new versions of what? There is no "standard" implementation, 
like there is with 7-Zip. PK-WARE, the creator of the ZIP format, 
has practically no share on the desktop. The thought makes about 
as much sense as expecting new features in tar or JPEG.

A correction to my previous post: WinZip 12 uses a new file 
extension (.zipx) for its new features, including LZMA 
compression.