SFX GUI (or more interactivity)

[dertuxmalwieder]

I consider using zpaqfranz for the sfx archives of my Vim builds as it squeezes one or two MB out of the file size (I tried it with v54). Yet, the usability is limited as the .exe files don’t provide a way to (easily) set the target directory.

I know that low-level Windows I/O is a mess, but I’d like to suggest that the SFX module lets the user choose the target directory, either with a pop-up or with a terminal input.

[fcorbelli]

A GUI I'd say no (I have exactly two sfx module users, too much work)
If instead you want "something" that ask for the path where to extract, I can do it.
If you give me a reliable C/C ++ function to read a string from the console, starting with a default one I'm too lazy to write it :)

[fcorbelli]

If it is enough...

string getline(string i_default) 
{
    size_t maxline  = 255+1;
    char* line      = (char*)malloc(maxline); // sfx module, keep it small
    char* p_line    = line;
    int c;

    if (line==NULL)
        error("744: allocating memory");

    if (i_default!="")
        printf("%s",i_default.c_str());

    while((unsigned)(p_line-line)<maxline) 
    {
        c = fgetc(stdin);

        if(c==EOF)
            break;

        if((*p_line++ = c)=='\n')
            break;
    }
    *--p_line = '\0';
    return line;
}

sfx55_1a.zip

[fcorbelli]

55_1n.zip If you do not select a -sfxto the SFX module will ask

zpaqfranz a z:\myarchive.zpaq *.cpp -sfx z:\pippero\autoextraction.exe

Do you like ?

[dertuxmalwieder]

Yup! :) Well, a start. Thank you!