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

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 12/22/11 12:53 AM, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> "Walter Bright"<newshound2 at digitalmars.com>  wrote in message
> news:jcsbja$1pu7$1 at digitalmars.com...
>> On 12/21/2011 1:31 AM, Andrej Mitrovic wrote:
>>> I thought the installers were for newbies. 7z is supported by 7zip,
>>> winrar, and even winzip.
>>>
>>> I really don't see how someone can be smart enough to use a systems
>>> programming language but not have a clue how to download an archiver.
>>> Even average people hate the default zip functionality of Windows and
>>> they install 7zip/winrar/etc.
>>
>> Because it's annoying.
>>
>> The idea should be to have as few steps as possible to install. Searching
>> the intarnets for a 7z decoder, wondering if the one you're downloading is
>> a virus, etc., is annoying.
>
> If you're a programmer, or even just a power user, you have absolutely no
> excuse not to *already* have a 7z-capable program installed.

I didn't have 7z on my Mac until yesterday when I experimented with it.

Let's focus on reducing the size of the zip by only including what's 
used and by using faster servers.


Andrei