> >> Yeah, a 7z .exe sfx thingie. If you have 7zip, you can open it as an > >> archive, if not, you can double-click it and it will extract. > > > > Umm, I meant a real zip-sfx (self extracting zip which you can > > actually run through unzip.) Howver, 7z should be acceptable > > too. > > > > My main point is, once in a while people (I) download a windows > > package while on linux and still want to extract and play with it. > > So if the windows packages will be easily extractable (please no > > cab or any native windows variant), then good. > > > > 7z-sfx is a good alternative to plain zip. > > Also, on Linux you can install 7za and extract the SFX from the > command line, like it was a .7z directly.
Yes. For example, on my Arch 3.0 system using the DevKit SFX download from our RubyInstaller project: $ sudo pacman -S p7zip $ 7za -h 7-Zip (A) 9.20 ... ... $ curl -O -L http://github.com/downloads/oneclick/rubyinstaller/DevKit-tdm-32-4.5.2-20110712-1620-sfx.exe $ 7za [t|l] DevKit-tdm-32-4.5.2-20110712-1620-sfx.exe ...gaggle-o-lines... Jon --- blog: http://jonforums.github.com/ twitter: @jonforums "Anyone who can only think of one way to spell a word obviously lacks imagination." - Mark Twain ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ Mingw-w64-public mailing list Mingw-w64-public@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public
