This is something I see all the time in addition to the number of times
it comes up on the list.
What do people think about the advantages/disadvantages of changing our
distribution format.
I know just about any other format would require someone to install a
tool they probably don't have on their box. But isn't that the crux of
the current problem? That they are trying to unarchive without
installing a new tool? So, what extra work would we really be adding?
By way of suggestion, what about either .tar.gz or 7-zip formats? 7-zip
is a free and open source solution available for both windows, linux and
mac os. .tar.gz is also available quite easily on mac os x and linux. I
think 7-zip or winzip (shareware) will open .tar.gz files.
The other solution, that most other apps seem to take, is building
self-extracting archives (or install programs), so that the download is
either a .exe or .msi file.
---- Cris J H
Eric Dalquist wrote:
> One thing to keep in mind on Window is that the unzipping program
included in Window does not handle path names longer than 255 characters
and therefor cannot be used to unzip uPortal. You will need to find
another unzip tool such as WinZip to extract uPortal on Windows.
>
> '-Eric
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