d88-mbe@sm.luth.se (Michael Bergman) (07/27/90)
Ok, I downloaded lz081.lzh from xanth:/incoming/amiga. I didn't know
what it was, but I soon found out: a new (and FAST) .lzh program with
complete commands (add, list, view, extract). The guy behind this is the
author of lhunarc (for those of you who use that).
And yes, it is really very fast. And I mean *very* fast! Not faster than
zip, but sometimes pretty close.
BUT, BUT, BUT....
It doesn't work very well! I get numerous Gurus in all kinds of situations.
The only thing I can do is list contents of *one* single file. Then it
exits correctly and returns to the shell (standard 1.3 shell). If I try
wildcards or extract it Gurus on exit. It melts and lists all files correctly
but when it has finished and should exit, it gurus every time.
Has anyone else tried lz081? Experiences? Could someone notify the author?
I can't 'cause he's not reachable via internet to my knowledge.
When lz works, I'm gonna throw away lharc1.11 for good, that's for sure!
Mike
--
Michael Bergman Internet: d88-mbe@sm.luth.se
// Undergrad. Comp. Eng. BITNET: d88-mbe%sm.luth.se@kth.se
\X/ U of Lulea, SWEDEN ARPA: d88-mbe%sm.luth.se@ucbvax.berkeley.edu
UUCP: {uunet,mcvax}!sunic.se!sm.luth.se!d88-mbeceej@pawl.rpi.edu (Chris J Hillery) (07/28/90)
d88-mbe@sm.luth.se (Michael Bergman) writes: >BUT, BUT, BUT.... >It doesn't work very well! I get numerous Gurus in all kinds of situations. >The only thing I can do is list contents of *one* single file. Then it >exits correctly and returns to the shell (standard 1.3 shell). If I try >wildcards or extract it Gurus on exit. It melts and lists all files correctly >but when it has finished and should exit, it gurus every time. >Has anyone else tried lz081? Experiences? Could someone notify the author? This is interesting... I've never had any problems at all with this program (and it is very good). There is an LZ .82 out now, which I believe claimed to have a few bug fixes; however, even with .81 I never had problems. I know it works fine when you don't use wildcards (seldom need to use them, myself) so this should at least keep you going... have you thought that maybe it doesn't like the way Shell expands wildcards? Try quoting them so Shell will let LZ expand them on its own... this is often a problem... >Mike >-- > Michael Bergman Internet: d88-mbe@sm.luth.se > // Undergrad. Comp. Eng. BITNET: d88-mbe%sm.luth.se@kth.se >\X/ U of Lulea, SWEDEN ARPA: d88-mbe%sm.luth.se@ucbvax.berkeley.edu > UUCP: {uunet,mcvax}!sunic.se!sm.luth.se!d88-mbe -- //..is|While 1 DO|Erin,Erin,where are|Art of Noise space| -- Ceej (= \X/there| Fork; |you? /-----------.-^------------------|ceej@pawl.rpi.edu AMIGAany|----------^-----|Cebhq gb or|Reclaimer:Hey!That's| gmry@mts.rpi.edu (=other?|HOW DO YOU FEEL.|Yvoreny! (=|mine! Bring it back!|aka Chris Hillery
hamilton@intersil.uucp (07/28/90)
In article <1037@tau.sm.luth.se>, d88-mbe@sm.luth.se (Michael Bergman) writes: > Ok, I downloaded lz081.lzh from xanth:/incoming/amiga. I didn't know > what it was, but I soon found out: a new (and FAST) .lzh program with > complete commands (add, list, view, extract). The guy behind this is the > author of lhunarc (for those of you who use that). > > And yes, it is really very fast. And I mean *very* fast! Not faster than > zip, but sometimes pretty close. > > BUT, BUT, BUT.... > > It doesn't work very well! I get numerous Gurus in all kinds of situations. I have heard that the program is reasonably stack-hungry. Try a "Stack 20000" command before running it and see if the problem(s) go away. -- Fred Hamilton Any views, comments, or ideas expressed here Harris Semiconductor are entirely my own. Even good ones. Santa Clara, CA
jwwalden@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Darc Tangent) (07/29/90)
In article <1037@tau.sm.luth.se>, d88-mbe@sm.luth.se (Michael Bergman) writes: > Ok, I downloaded lz081.lzh from xanth:/incoming/amiga. I didn't know > what it was, but I soon found out: a new (and FAST) .lzh program with > complete commands (add, list, view, extract). The guy behind this is the > author of lhunarc (for those of you who use that). > > And yes, it is really very fast. And I mean *very* fast! Not faster than > zip, but sometimes pretty close. > > BUT, BUT, BUT.... > > It doesn't work very well! I get numerous Gurus in all kinds of situations. > The only thing I can do is list contents of *one* single file. Then it > exits correctly and returns to the shell (standard 1.3 shell). If I try > wildcards or extract it Gurus on exit. It melts and lists all files correctly > but when it has finished and should exit, it gurus every time. > > Has anyone else tried lz081? Experiences? Could someone notify the author? > I can't 'cause he's not reachable via internet to my knowledge. > When lz works, I'm gonna throw away lharc1.11 for good, that's for sure! > > Mike I've only used lz 0.81 for two days, but I've unpacked several files successfully, packed one file successfully, and had a friend who has used it successfully for about the same time period. Neither of us have had any problems. I have an Amiga 2500/20, fairly standard, and was running it from CShell 4.01. The speed is truly amazing! Darc Tangent jwwalden@miavx1.bitnet jwwalden@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu "What do you care what other people think?" - R. Feynman
jhc00614@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (07/29/90)
If I let the system load completely (workbench, etc....), lz works fine.
If I just boot and do a control D, lz will GURU unless a stack of say....4000
is used.
Ver. .82 is out now.
Jasondrtiller@uokmax.uucp (Donald Richard Tillery Jr) (07/29/90)
There is an update to this 0.82. It is just barely better. The author said he wouldn't be back from out of the country until the 28th. When he gets back I'm sure he'll be bombarded with bug reports. The docs say it has been thoroughly tested butit would be obvious in just a few attempts that it isn't stable. The only reason I messed with it at all is that it is EXTREMELY fast. I clock it at 45% faster than lhunarc (when it works). I too look forward to a bug free version. BTW, if anyone contacts the author, ask him to consider applying his decompression algorythm to a GIF decoder. Thanx. _______ __________ _/____) ' __ /_/ / ' / / __ _ "N.I.N.J.A.J.I.S."-Me / \___/__/___/ |_ /__/__/__/_/_-_/__/_/ The Displaced Razorback. ___________________________________________/ Founder: IDGAFF Ltd. The Amiga Computer - "...a more fiendish disputant than the Great Hyperbolic Omni-Cognate Neutron Wrangler of Ciceronicus Twelve..." -D.Adams; Well, almost.
vito@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (66115000) (07/29/90)
This program has crashed every time I've used it. (Three times) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Cowell College, University of California, Santa Cruz // | | 0X >> Theta Chi Fraternity, Theta Iota Chapter << 0X \X/ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
black@beno.CSS.GOV (Mike Black) (07/29/90)
In article <1952.26b1acf1@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> jwwalden@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Darc Tangent) writes: >I've only used lz 0.81 for two days, but I've unpacked several files >successfully, packed one file successfully, and had a friend who has used it >successfully for about the same time period. Neither of us have had any >problems. I have an Amiga 2500/20, fairly standard, and was running it from >CShell 4.01. The speed is truly amazing! > I've used it for about a month now and it works as long as all you do is simple stuff. I'm running a 1000 with 1.5 Inboard, Conman, AShell, and WB1.3.2 and if you abort the program or it aborts, or any other error occurs, it guru's with an address error. Sounds like the exit code has an alignment problem. Mike... -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : usenet: black@beno.CSS.GOV : land line: 407-494-5853 : I want a computer: : real home: Melbourne, FL : home line: 407-242-8619 : that does it all!: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
terry@helios.ucsc.edu (Terry Ricketts) (07/30/90)
Most people who have have problems with lz have their stack set too low. The stack should be set to about 10000 & most problems will go away. | Terry Ricketts | Internet: terry@helios.ucsc.edu | Senior Electronics Engineer | loel@helios.ucsc.edu | Lick Observatory Electronics Lab | Phone: 408-459-2110 | University of Calif, Santa Cruz |
oliphant@skorpio.USask.CA (Mike Oliphant) (08/02/90)
Yes, I've tried LZ 0.81 as well. It is very fast, but it crashed on me when archiving. I've had no problems using it to extract, but others have. -- Mike Oliphant UUCP: dvinci!telepro!oliphant Internet: oliphant@telepro.uucp FidoNet: (1:140/91) * * Call TelePro, the development system for DIALOG Professional * * Phone: +1 306 249 2352 300/1200/2400/9600/14400 baud HST * FidoNet: (1:140/90) *
citroen@clinet.FI (Antti Tervasm{ki) (08/03/90)
>Has anyone else tried lz081? Experiences? Could someone notify the >author? I can't 'cause he's not reachable via internet to my knowledge. >When lz works, I'm gonna throw away lharc1.11 for good, that's for >sure! Yes, I have tried it and got same results. Too much GURU's!! But I am not throwing LHArc 1.20 away! I'm very happy with it... -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Antti Tervasm{ki Asepajankatu 14 phone: +358 14 720961 citroen@clinet.FI SF-11100 Riihim{ki fax: +358 14 712496 Finland -