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5 | * Everything is messed up when an archive contains one file. |
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7 | * When we list how many archives are in the file, show a count, along with | |
8 | the number of regular files in the archive too. "foo.tar contains 5 | |
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11 | * When we extract a compressed file (or just one file?), check to see if it |
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12 | itself is an archive. Follow all the usual rules for recursive |
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13 | extraction when we do this. |
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15 | * Support InstallShield extraction with Unshield. |
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68 | 17 | * --expert mode: prompts don't show an explanation of what the options are, |
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21 | * Support pisi packages (http://paketler.pardus.org.tr/pardus-2007/) |
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22 | * Steal ideas from <http://martin.ankerl.com/files/e>. |
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23 | * More consistently raise and handle exceptions. |
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25 | Things that are generally good: | |
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26 | * Better tests. |
5 | 27 | * Better error messages. |
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29 | Things I think might be good but can't prove: | |
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30 | * Consider having options about whether or not to make sane directories, |
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31 | have tarbomb protection, etc. |
3 | 32 | * Use zipfile instead of the zip commands. |
33 | * Processing from stdin. | |
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34 | * shar support. |