From: tmoran@acm.org
Subject: Re: Releasing long file anmes in .zip/.tar.gz?
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 08:19:24 GMT
Date: 2003-03-07T08:19:24+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <gCY9a.387565$be.359466@rwcrnsc53> (raw)
In-Reply-To: E18rCfr-0002vl-00@porton.narod.ru
> I work under Linux. Windows archivers do not accept ZIP files created
> by Linux "zip" with long filenames (more than 8.3).
Surely there are Linux "zip" utilities that will handle long filenames.
The pkzip25.exe I use on Windows does, and it's dated 4/15/1998
> - Release in .tar.gz (Hey, Windows users, are you all able to extreact?)
Personally, I prefer .zip
> - Use file names shortened to 8.3 (krunching)
You could give any sort of name and tell folks they have to run
gnatchop to get long names. An extra step, but it works.
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2003-03-07 7:53 Releasing long file anmes in .zip/.tar.gz? Victor Porton
2003-03-07 8:07 ` Preben Randhol
2003-03-07 8:19 ` tmoran [this message]
2003-03-07 11:07 ` Victor Porton
2003-03-07 13:34 ` Preben Randhol
2003-03-07 18:10 ` Victor Porton
2003-03-07 8:45 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2003-03-07 11:02 ` Victor Porton
2003-03-08 9:40 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2003-03-07 11:28 ` Preben Randhol
2003-03-07 21:25 ` Simon Wright
2003-03-07 15:13 ` Stephen Leake
2003-03-07 17:16 ` Pascal Obry
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2003-03-07 19:48 Gautier direct_replies_not_read
2003-03-07 20:32 ` tmoran
2003-03-07 21:48 ` Frank J. Lhota
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