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

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Jacob Carlborg Wrote:

> On 2011-12-22 17:44, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> > 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
> >
> >
> 
> Me neither, unless The Unarchiver can open it.
> 
> -- 
> /Jacob Carlborg

It can: http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver