The version shipping with ubuntu is prehistoric. It would be really nice if the library is updated in upcoming 18.04 otherwise the LTS and all components relying on libzip e.g PHP will ship with this version for the next 5 years.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libzip in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1674057 Title: [needs packaging] upgrade libzip to version 1.20 Status in libzip package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: Please consider upgrading libzip to the newest version (currently 1.20). It comes with important changes (details here: https://nih.at/libzip/NEWS.html) and also it's used by ark since commit ee74c157daf3604277ffcf10d2a89b2b59556dd7: Add libzip plugin A new plugin for libzip was added. The plugin is only built if libzip 1.20 or higher is installed, but is the preferred plugin for zip archives. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libzip/+bug/1674057/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
