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Release format concerns #15

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
A few users (mainly Linux users, although there may well be others) have 
difficulties with opening files in the .rar format, so I am requesting on their 
behalf that future versions be released in a different format, such as .zip

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Shrapnel.City@gmail.com on 10 Aug 2010 at 1:39

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I think .zip would be the best choice for future releases. However, I suggest 
we make sure they are NOT packed using WinZip, as later versions of WinZip are 
worthless pieces of crap which have been known to produce .zip files which, 
oddly enough, can't be opened in other programs.

Original comment by Poochy.EXE on 10 Aug 2010 at 2:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Also, the mac/linux scripts aren't executable on unpack. This _might_ be 
fixable with a different format.

Original comment by croi...@gmail.com on 10 Aug 2010 at 4:00

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
yes there is no good reason to use rar at all, using normal zip is the best way 
to go here, since theres only one release for both linux and win

Original comment by bob.ins...@gmail.com on 10 Aug 2010 at 3:51

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
probably best option would be to provide separate packages for different 
platforms:
- Windows: Zip file with Windows libs and bat scripts
- Linux: tarball with Linux libs and sh scripts
- Mac OS X: application bundle packed inside dmg disk image

but this is some extra work to provide 3 packages for every release so it may 
be not worth it yet, because current userbase is rather small.

Original comment by w.kowa...@gmail.com on 24 Aug 2010 at 7:55

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Accepted. From 7.4.0 I use zip. Should we re-release 7.3.0 as zip format as 
well?

Original comment by pbomqlu910963@gmail.com on 29 Oct 2010 at 3:27

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Probably not worth it. Nobody's going to play 7.3.0 now anyway.

Original comment by Zirc...@gmail.com on 1 Nov 2010 at 5:24