Hi Peter, As far as I know, the .tar.gz and the .zip files have exactly the same content. I always choose the .tar.gz and Cocoon works fine in Linux and Windows.
The reason why the .tar.gz is smaller is that the files are tarred together first to create one large file which is then gzipped. In the zip, each file is zipped seperately and then stored in a single zip file. The larger tar file has higher data entropy than the individual files in the zip and so can be compressed to a greater degree. If you are using Windows and you have a decompresser for gzipped tar files (e.g. WinZip) then you'll save some download time by choosing the .tar.gz Hope this helps, Regards Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Robins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 27 March 2002 10:22 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Src vs bin download > > > As I'm not really interested in the actual sources, I would > normally download > the bin file. However, is it still the case that if I want a cutdown core > installation I'm better off getting the src and running the build > routine? > With the distribution file getting ever bigger, on my slow connection, > downloading 17MB is a lengthy procedure and I prefer not to have to do it > twice! > > Do the tar.gz and zip files have the same content? Seems strange > that the zip > file is so much larger. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please check that your question has not already been answered in the > FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
