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LHarc 2.01c (optimized version)
**** Please don't distribute this program without documentation ! ****
This version of LHarc is based on the original LHarc 1.13c. My only changes
are bug-fixes, some improvements and of course, speed-optimization. Normal
1.13-compression is about 4 times as fast as the original atari-version.
The new 2.0-compression is about 30% as fast as the original. With this
2.x-version of LHarc, the brand new LHA and the old Larc-formats are
fully supported.
LHarc.ttp contains some other files: MAN.ENG, this readme and PFXPAK.PRG.
If you rename LHarc.ttp into LHarc.lzh, you will be able to extract these
files.
How to make a shorter version of LHarc to work with.
- Copy LHarc.ttp and name it LHarc.lzh
- Double-click LHarc.ttp and type "x -rmh" (without the quotations-marks).
It will now extract MAN.ENG PFXPAK\PFXPAK.PRG PFXPAK\PFXREAD.ME,
PFXPAK\REGISTER.ENG and LHarc.ttp
- Open the PFXPAK-foler and start PFXPAK.PRG
- Click [compression] and select LHarc.ttp. LHarc.ttp will have a size
of about 26KB afterwards.
- It will no longer be possible to read the readme using
p LHARC.TTP MAN.ENG
Remember: Do not distribute LHarc as a shortend version. This only causes
frustration to all who get it. They can make their own short versions!
************ Important note: ***************
If you are extracting older archives, you MUST give the -k - switch.
This tells LHarc that there are no extended headers to skip.
History:
2.01h
- Comments
- Extended-Headers are supported (pathname, comment etc.)
2.01e
- Packing AFX:
- The temporary file is stored in the same folder. Any errors in
renaming cause LHarc to stop.
- Programs, LHarc and AFX-Files are skipped. To skip AFX-Files AFX
must not be active. The registered version will be turned off by
LHarc (the unregistered can't be turned off).
2.01d
- Uses a different startup-code for argv. Someone told me, the old one
did not work properly.
- Full support of AFX
- Bug removed: Extended headers now are ALLWAYS skipped.
- Bug removed: Some functions did not support -d
2.01c
- First english version of LHarc 2.x.
- Fully support of extended headers.
- Extended headers caused LHarc sometimes to stop working.
- New switch: -k
2.01a
- Uses ARGV
- Speedup due to assembly-optimisations.
2.00b
- Now accepts archives with extended headers. It is now possible to
extract all MS-DOS-archives.
- It now uses less memory.
2.00a
- Sometimes, lharc made errors in calculating the codesize. This made
the archiv unreadable.
2.00
- This experimental version was first able to decode and encode -lh5-
- While decoding, the format is determinded automatically.
- While encoding, -lh5- is used automatically. Old archives may be
produced giving the -o - switch.
- New switch: -l (Support of Larc)
- New switch: -s (Changes \ into /)
1.13.20
- Webb's and unix .lzh-archives are now correctly decoded. The format
is determined automatically.
- Calling Lharc without a command is the same as giving -rm. It is now
possible to install LHarc as an application and to decode .lzh with
a doubleclick.
- New flag: -u (Store without compression)
All others:
- Many speed-optimizations
- LHarc accepts an "infite" number of files. The original accepted only
100
- The -lz4- and -lz5-formats are now correctly accepted.
- Changed "o" into "*"
- The number of "*" now is proportional to the length of the file.
- It is now possible to extract SFX and PFX
- New switch: -y, -b.
- Full buffering of files.
- New switch: -d
Email to
the.fawn@mcshh.hanse.de