From: Thomas Hurst Date: 2002-01-15T08:29:05+09:00 Subject: Re: Best way for platf. independent compression? * Massimiliano Mirra (list@chromatic-harp.com) wrote: > Yet I would agree even more if it were possible to reimplement a > minimalistic tar-gzipped compatible format in Ruby by using ruby/zlib. > Does it sound too optimistic? (I don't even know if it sounds > realistic, I've *no* experience on compression.) The tar format is rather simple. With zlib support, and a minimal extract-only tar implimentation in Ruby, tgz support shouldn't be too hard. Want me to start on a Ruby tar implimentation? :) -- Thomas 'Freaky' Hurst - freaky@aagh.net - http://www.aagh.net/ - Q: Why did the tachyon cross the road? A: Because it was on the other side.