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- February 9, 1994
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- Amiga specific notes for UnZip 5.1, release of February 7, 1994
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- The Info-Zip UnZip 5.1 package consists of C source code that compiles
- on many platforms. Some systems, such as Amiga, lack a bundled
- C language compiler, so we package and distribute supported executables
- for those. This enables users who don't own compilers to have a
- reliable source for obtaining executables directly from the developers.
- This cuts down on the occurence of partial or haphazardly built
- distributions.
-
- For more information about Info-Zip, and the enclosed utilities,
- please consult the README and doc files included in this archive.
-
- To install the programs, copy the files, UnZip and FUnZip, to a utility
- command directory where you normally place add-on system commands.
- This would be a directory normally found in your command path.
- Type "path" in a CLI window for a display of which directories are
- in your path. Choose a location which is not likely to be replaced
- if AmigaDOS is reinstalled later.
-
- The official compiler for Info-Zip Amiga source is SAS/C
- version 6.51. Any compiler revision from 6.2 and above is supported.
- We do not support SAS/C 5.10b (too old) nor DICE (programmer
- dissapeared).
-
- Consult the file, Where, for information on where to obtain source
- code if you would like a copy. It's FREE! If you have no access to
- any of the sources listed therein, send electronic mail to
- the address listed below, and be sure to state that you are working
- with the Amiga version (we support at least a dozen platforms).
-
- These programs run only as CLI commands, but are compatible with
- Directory OPUS, SID, and IconX methods of execution.
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- Known problem:
-
- It was discovered on release day that the latest SAS compiler
- revision (6.50 or 6.51) fixes a long-standing timezone bug, with the
- result that the work-around code in UnZip now might extract files with
- the wrong times, off by a certain number of hours depending on which
- locale you are in. This may depend upon whether or not your locale
- utilizes daylight savings time. If this happens to you, setting the
- TZ environment variable properly may bring the time to within 1 hour
- of the correct time. IMPORTANT: This does NOT cause a problem with
- the integrity of the data, but can be annoying if you depend on accurate
- time stamps.
-
- We are currently working on characterizing when and why this problem
- occurs, and the next release will be properly accurate.
-
- Therefore, if this happens to you, PLEASE send mail to Zip-Bugs (below).
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- REPORT ALL BUGS AND COMMENTS TO INFO-ZIP: <Zip-Bugs@WKUVX1.UKY.EDU>
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- If you want to redistribute this arcive, make sure that all the following
- files are included, as packaged in the original archive:
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- UnZip 85900 ----rwed 07-Feb-94 05:10:00
- FUnZip 28188 ----rwed 07-Feb-94 05:10:00
- README 6339 ----rw-d 07-Feb-94 05:10:00
- README.AMI 3968 ----rw-d 07-Feb-94 05:10:00
- Where 8379 ----rw-d 07-Feb-94 05:10:00
- CONTRIBS 6431 ----rw-d 07-Feb-94 05:10:00
- COPYING 6186 ----rw-d 07-Feb-94 05:10:00
- unzip.doc 18268 ----rw-d 07-Feb-94 05:10:00
- zipinfo.doc 17439 ----rw-d 07-Feb-94 05:10:00
- funzip.doc 3171 ----rw-d 07-Feb-94 05:10:00
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- This Amiga port is brought to you by,
-
- John Bush <John.Bush@East.Sun.COM>
- <JBush@BIX.COM>
-
- Paul Kienitz <Paul.Kienitz@f28.n125.z1.fidonet.org>
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