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

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2011-12-23 03:13, a wrote:
> 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

Cool.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg