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From: alexande@drivax.UUCP (Mark Alexander)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Source ARCs are inappropriate!
Keywords: If you want play, you've got to pay the piper!
Message-ID: <3960@drivax.UUCP>
Date: 10 Nov 88 01:51:32 GMT
References: <8824@spl1.UUCP> <2275@looking.UUCP>
Reply-To: alexande@drivax.UUCP (Mark Alexander)
Organization: Bob-ist Temple of Monterey
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In article <2275@looking.UUCP> brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) writes:
>Why not use the "portable archiver" from HP that was posted to the net
>a while ago.  It's freeware, very simple, consists of just a few pages
>of portable C source, and it's compatible with the 4bsd "ar" program.

You could also use the 'f' option of Zoo to create non-compressed
archives.  The advantage is that Zoo is already in wide use on
many machines.  (I like to use existing tools.)
-- 
Mark Alexander	(UUCP: amdahl!drivax!alexande)
"Bob-ism: the Faith that changes to meet YOUR needs." --Bob (as heard on PHC)