On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:59:36 -0800 (PST) Angus Auld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > --- Nyizsnyik Ferenc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:17:23 -0800 > > "David Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On 1/25/08, Angus Auld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > Way above my head, but interesting just the > > same. I > > > > just > > > > sort of wanted to know how to use mscompress to > > > > de-compress > > > > > > Angus: > > > > > > I think you'll find that ordinary unzip or 7zip > > can do that for you. > > > There basically are two kinds of compressed > > executables > > > > > > 1) the executable archive, basically a zip file > > with a little bit of > > > program code that basically says to "unzip me". > > These files are far > > > more common, and handle very well on Linux. > > > > > > 2) the "expand" type compressed exes. These are > > distinct because they > > > all have a trailing _ as part of their name, and > > only seems to be > > > common on Windows installation media, to save > > space on the disks. I > > > don't think there is a tool that will handle this > > natively on Linux. > > > > > > > Actually mscompress and msexpand were made to handle > > this type of files. > > > > -- > > Szia: > > Nyizsa. > > That is what the sparse description, and the even > sparser documentation would indicate, at least to me > it did. :) > > I have tried unzip, and it will not handle exe's. I > have not tried > 7zip, since I do not have that prog installed, but > documentation > indicates that it will not either. > > I will not trouble the list any further on this issue. > > > Thanks to all who responded. > Best regards. > > -- Angus > One more thing, just to clarify things: msexpand is not for zipped exe files, it is for compressed files on the windows install media, like, for example, notepad.ex_ and winipsec.dl_. They were compressed by (ms)compress and will be expanded as notepad.exe and winipsec.dll. -- Szia: Nyizsa. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a free email account with anti spam protection. http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/2 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]