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Article #331Re: pack vs. compress
From: Robert Halloran
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 1990 23:48
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 1990 23:48
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In article <2273@megadon.UUCP> gil@saturn.ucsc.edu (Gil Fuchs) writes: >compress works on any length filenames. Why doesn't pack do the same??? >what can be done about it (assuming one doesn't want to shorten the file names) Taking a quick peek at the source :-), pack.c has the usual pre-SVr4 restriction on filename length (14 characters) hard-coded in. I would assume it would be possible to rebuild it to handle longer BSD-ish names. On the other hand, compress is PD, is part of current BSD and SVr4, and usually manages better reduction than pack. If you have to send stuff and your recipient doesn't have compress, why not include it as part of the send? Bob Halloran Distributed Programming Tools Group ========================================================================= UUCP: ...!att!mtune!rkh DDD: (201 | 908)957-6034 Internet: rkh@mtune.dptg.att.com #include <std_disclaim.h> USPS: AT&T Bell Labs, 200 Laurel Ave Rm 3G-314 Middletown NJ 07748 =========================================================================
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!apple!altos!megadon!clp From: rkh@mtune.ATT.COM (Robert Halloran) Newsgroups: comp.unix Subject: Re: pack vs. compress Keywords: pack, compress Message-ID: <2278@megadon.UUCP> Date: 27 Nov 90 23:48:22 GMT References: <2273@megadon.UUCP> Sender: clp@megadon.UUCP Organization: AT&T BL Middletown/Lincroft NJ USA Lines: 21 Approved: clp@megadon.UUCP