dkchen@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu (01/13/90)
Hello, Is there a PD archive extracting utility for U*ix? Before I download the archives to my PC, it would be nice to test it's integrity and have a look at the docs. Too many times I only have to find out the archives are corrupted after hours transmission. Thanks. Dean
tinle@aimt.UU.NET (Tin Le) (01/16/90)
In article <26300004@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu>, dkchen@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu writes: > > > Hello, > Is there a PD archive extracting utility for U*ix? Before I download > the archives to my PC, it would be nice to test it's integrity and > have a look at the docs. Too many times I only have to find out the > archives are corrupted after hours transmission. > > Thanks. > > Dean Source code for ARC v5.21 is available from your local BBS or archive sites. I've seen it around on local BBSs for over a year now, and I don't know as to whether it is "freeware" or not (freeware - free for personal use but is copyrighted material). The version I have will work with PKARC created files (i.e. 'squashed' files). The copy I have was ported to run on Xenix 286 (ARC is written for the 80x86 chip). I've ported it to run on our Sun and various other machines around here. It's a simple fix to I/O routines (make it swap bytes when it reads in the data and when it writes out). By the way, if you want to be able to look at archives on your UNIX before d/l to your PC, you might also want zoo, zip, and lzh. All of them has been ported to UNIX. -- Tin Le -- Tin Le | UUCP: {wyse, claris, uunet}!aimt!tinle Sr. Software Engineer | Internet: tinle@aimt.uu.net AIM Technology | XBBS (408)-739-1520 19.2K Telebit+ Santa Clara, CA 95054 | "'tis an ill wind that blows no mind..."
ron@motmpl.UUCP (Ron Widell) (01/17/90)
In article <3182@aimt.UU.NET> tinle@aimt.UU.NET (Tin Le) writes: > >By the way, if you want to be able to look at archives on your UNIX before >d/l to your PC, you might also want zoo, zip, and lzh. All of them has been >ported to UNIX. > >-- Tin Le OK, I've been able to find sources to port ARC,ZOO & LZH archives to my Un*x box, but where do I get the sources to port ZIP? Regards, -- Ron Widell, Field Applications Eng. |UUCP: {...}mcdchg!motmpl!ron Motorola Semiconductor Products, Inc., |Voice:(612)941-6800 9600 W. 76th St., Suite G | I'm from Silicon Tundra, Eden Prairie, Mn. 55344 -3718 | what could I know?
dkchen@uicsrd.csrd.uiuc.edu (01/17/90)
With the help of several netters' mail, I found both arc and zoo under PD2:<UNIX-C.ARC-PROGS>. There are actually two seperate archive files for arc. One is for BSD and another for Sys.V. The BSD version works fine on my VAX. One of the message suggests using LHarc to compress more and save transmission time. So I am looking for LHarc under U*ix now.... Thanks to those responded. Dean