DOS ain't dead

just for testing..new version (Developers)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 16.11.2013, 01:19

> > i've just posted in
> >
> > http://perotti.ic.cz/links/linkspent2.7z
> >
> > Testers and comments are welcome!
>
> I would have tested it.
>
> I downloaded it (to an 8.3 name) but couldn't extract it.
> My DOS version of 7za couldn't open it. :(

Which specific DOS version are you using? Latest unofficial build by me is 9.20.1, and I'm not aware of anything newer. Did you try 7zdecode (9.22)? Not trying to be picky, but you must at least mention what you exactly tried and/or at least also try what is publicly available:

http://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/file/7zip/

> Hi Ron,
>
> seem some compression levels setting of 7zip for win are not recognized
> from p7zip.. :(

Which Windows version?? Latest seems to be 9.30 "alpha" (known to be buggy). IIRC, latest uses LZMA2 by default, but that should also be supported by newer DOS (DJGPP) builds. Heck, even minimal 7zdecode supports LZMA, LZMA2, PPMD (last I checked).

> A good solution can be this :
>
> http://www.fracassi.net/iw2evk/7zipdos.htm
>
> Anymore, i've sended you the links in zip file.
>
> Roberto

This has been mentioned before. But 4.58 for DOS is very very old. I wouldn't recommend anything that old without a good reason. (4.65 and 9.20 are considered "stable", not "alpha" nor "beta"). Maybe there is such a reason for using such, but I don't know what it is!

As for 7Z.EXE + HX, I never tried that (or else it didn't work for me). That may require MSVCRT.DLL, dunno, can't remember. All I remember fully working (with HX and nothing else) was the standalone version from 7ZA920.ZIP. Admittedly, that doesn't support every archive format nor .dlls, but it's good enough, at least for the most common .7z + .zip + .tar + .gz + bz2 stuff.

> > A good solution can be this :
> > http://www.fracassi.net/iw2evk/7zipdos.htm
>
> No thanks. I run DOS not a pretend Windows.

In fairness, it's still DOS-hosted, just a PE format and Win32 API. A similar complaint could be made of DJGPP, which fakes POSIX (*nix). "Whatever works!"

Complete thread:

• just for testing.. - iw2evk, 02.11.2013, 20:59
  • just for testing.. - ron, 02.11.2013, 21:28
    • just for testing.. - Arjay, 02.11.2013, 21:35
      • just for testing.. - ron, 03.11.2013, 01:24
        • just for testing.. - ron, 03.11.2013, 02:11
    • just for testing.. - RayeR, 03.11.2013, 23:02
      • just for testing.. - andrea936, 03.11.2013, 23:26
        • just for testing..new version - iw2evk, 14.11.2013, 13:44
          • just for testing..new version - ron, 15.11.2013, 05:52
            • just for testing..new version - iw2evk, 15.11.2013, 13:12
              • just for testing..new version - andrea936, 15.11.2013, 23:30
              • just for testing..new version - ron, 15.11.2013, 23:32
                • just for testing..new version - Rugxulo, 16.11.2013, 01:19
                  • just for testing..new version - ron, 16.11.2013, 02:32
          • just for testing..new version - Rugxulo, 16.11.2013, 01:43
            • just for testing..new version - iw2evk, 16.11.2013, 13:49
              • just for testing..new version - Rugxulo, 18.11.2013, 23:03
                • just for testing..new version - iw2evk, 24.11.2013, 20:35
          • just for testing..new version - ron, 17.11.2013, 02:53
  • login to BTTR works now! - RayeR, 16.11.2013, 18:29
    • login to BTTR works now! - andrea936, 16.11.2013, 22:45
      • Links 2.8 with javascript (test) - iw2evk, 21.11.2013, 21:59
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