OK, some investigation and code work helped reveal the fix. You need to do the following operations: 1. download the p7zip source package. 2. unpack the package and cd to its parent directory. 3. download the patch (see attachment). 4. patch -p0 <p7zip-9.20.1-manual-iconv-lc_dos.patch 5. "make 7z" inside the p7zip src package and copy ./bin/7z and ./bin/7z.so to /usr/lib/p7zip/ to fix the File Roller. You need to "make 7z 7za sfx" and copy ./bin/* to /usr/lib/p7zip to replace p7zip binaries completely. --- How to use the patched p7zip: Just call p7zip / any program using it (e.g. file-roller) with LC_DOS environment variable set to the respective desired DOS charset. The correspondence between your Ubuntu language and DOS charset can be detected in 2 ways: 1. libnatspec library: sources at http://sisyphus.ru/ru/srpm/libnatspec ; binaries at https://launchpad.net/~r0lf/+archive/ppa/+build/1911465 . Just use the construction like LC_DOS=cp`natspec -c` 2. gettext itself provides the language-charset table because of DJGPP support. Use the following construction: echo `/usr/share/gettext/intl/config.charset msdosdjgpp | grep \`echo $LANG | cut -f1 -d.\` | cut -f2 -d' '` Of course, the 2nd solution won't work perfectly inside a .desktop file. Example: LC_DOS=cp866 file-roller You also can download the attachment in the post below. It contains .desktop file and compiled 7z binaries for amd64. Then: 1. Drag and drop that .desktop file into the Main Menu application (alacarte). After that you can create DOS/Win32-compliant ZIP archive by starting the "Archive Manager - natspec DOS charset" from main menu. 2. Right click on any ZIP archive and select Properties->Open with->Show other ...->Archive Manager - natspec DOS charset. After that you can open DOS/Win32 archives by right-clicking on the file and selecting "Open withArchive Manager - natspec ....".
** Patch added: "p7zip-9.20.1-manual-iconv-lc_dos.patch" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/+bug/177929/+attachment/2598480/+files/p7zip-9.20.1-manual-iconv-lc_dos.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to file-roller in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/177929 Title: Should autodetect filename character encoding in zip files To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/file-roller/+bug/177929/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
