Bo Peng wrote:
gzip is easier than installing LyX anyway.)
Any distro that package LyX can simply add a dependency in their
package management system.
Then we also need tar.
I believe zip is more common on windows, but you can't depend
on it being present there. A unix machine doesn't necessarily have zip.
You are right.
If a minimal amount of stuff to distribute is a goal, then gzip/zlib
seems the
way to go: It is likely there on unix, and on windows you have to
distribute software no matter what compression you choose.
lyx already requires zlib, what I am adding is an implementation of
zip/unzip capacity using zlib.
Supporting both is also an option - depending on what
compression sw the user have. Of course we don't need more
than one compression scheme for LyX own sake. So this
would be for those who find it useful to occationally unpack
a compressed LyX file manually.
That is too complicated, because handling tar is really troublesome
under windows.
Seems like zlib definitely is the way to go then - nothing
extra to distribute. :-)
Those wishing to unpack manually can always get zip.
Helge Hafting
