Linux?

till someone do it..(this is true for mac or any OS)

Maybe after implementing main functions in windows version.

Now Linux users can use command line version of 7-Zip via Wine.

good .. so WINE it..

I do not see any reason to port 7-zip on Linux. I need it on Windows because it's the only free archiver that supports the .tar.gz format (WinZip is shareware and there is no authorized reseller for it in my country).

But Linux? Oh, come on! You get Tar, Gzip, Bzip2, Zip/Unzip and Unarj as a standard in most distributions. You can get Unrar for free at their website. As for making a GUI, ever heard of Tcl/Tk?

@ felixp7

just because you don't need it on linux, doesn't mean there ain't other people who would like to use it on linux.
nor would it harm you if there would be a linux port

anyway, for your tar.gz (and tar.bz2) files, try this little proggie: wintarball

http://aegisknight.org/wintarball (or it's sourceforge page : http://sourceforge.net/projects/wintarball/ ).

Thanks for the tip.

Of course a Linux port would not harm me. I did'nt mean to offend anyone. It's just the way I talk (and write).

Until someone finds the time to do it, I think there is an equivalent program in recent versions of KDE. I think it's called Karc or something.

Even the line command only version, which supports only 7z format, will be very helpful and I suppose will wellcomed. I need to share the data between my home and my university account on Unix. 7z will be suited much better than tar.bz2 for such purposes.

When 7z for different platforms will be ready it can also be used to build a better intallators.

I think a port to linux would be good, the reason people use 7z is because the compression ratio is so good, I would rather use it then tar.gz anytime.

Yes I would appreciate an native Linux port too.

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from the (win)rar homepage:

www.rarlab.com

then go to
rar -> extras

you should see the source available for download from that page

If you need to untar.gz files, get cygwin (http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin).

http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/
There are bzip2, gzip and tar executables here.
I've used the bzip2 one myself to test the compression
difference to 7zip.

And 7zip came out on top.

Igor thank you for the great program

Chaviv

> I do not see any reason to port 7-zip on Linux. I need it on >Windows because it's the only free archiver that supports >the .tar.gz format (WinZip is shareware and there is no >authorized reseller for it in my country).

for .tar.gz on windows you can use the free
filzip tool its very nice and has also multi volume
support for zip files (perhaps not compatible to pkzip?? dont know)

see: www.filzip.com

A linux port would be nice but of course igor is only one person and finding time to do a port to linux is hard especially when the windows version isnt finished yet ;) someone else helping out like what bluefoxicy said would be the best way to go.

felixp7: 7zip has the best general compression format I've used, nothing can compress a 10Gb file as small that I've seen yet, I think its good for people to have a choice to use something as good as this on other OS's. I know there's no way I'm going back to rar once 7zip has a good archive repair function, god knows that can really save your ass in some situations, igor says he trys to use the best current solution for a given feature, ie AES-256 for encryption and great compressors, so I cant wait to see whats used for repairing/protecting archives.

I am currently studying the source code - I want to port at least 7-zip command line to linux.

I too tried to study the sources, but couldn't even isolate the files needed for the command-line version!

Igor, is it possible to clearly separate the sources for the CL version, so that people could more easily try and study them, for Linux/Unix porting purposes?

It's a great program, and it's badly needed under Unices, where data compression improvements stopped about a couple years ago with Bzip2.
(yes I do know WinRAR, but it's not opensource).

Thanks,

Crd

I would like to see a port to Linux for one reason. Replacement for zlib.

The 7z dll cannot be used on any platform, multiplatform source code can. I would love to use 7z internally in all my programs that use compression.