On Aug 11, 07 01:26:04 -0400, Ken Jennings wrote: > openSuse 10.2 > 2.6.18.8-0.5-default #1 SMP Fri Jun 22 12:17:53 UTC 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > Is compress/uncompress really not available in the distro? I went to install > it and Yast Software Management won't show me any package that either > provides or is named "compress". Oddly, the man pages are installed. > > Yes, I know compress is a lame, old program. But, I'm working with some .Z > files from a customer and the normally cooperative zcat objects to > decompressing and displaying them. Can anyone tell me where to find current > source for compress? I found a web site with some source labelled 4.3d from > 1990. "$@(#) compress.c,v 4.3d 90/01/18 03:00:00" Is this current?
There is ncompress, it moved to opensuse build service in March 2007. Gunzip and its cousin zcat are supposed to do uncompress' job. Discussed in https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=252161 cheers, Jw. -- o \ Juergen Weigert paint it green! __/ _=======.=======_ <V> | [EMAIL PROTECTED] wide open suse_/ _---|____________\/ \ | 0911 74053-508 (tm)__/ (____/ /\ (/) | __________________________/ _/ \_ vim:set sw=2 wm=8 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) "This bug is visible to non-employees. Please be respectful." (bugzilla) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
