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Posted to c-dev@axis.apache.org by Samisa Abeysinghe <sa...@gmail.com> on 2006/05/10 02:33:21 UTC
[Axis2][Fwd: Uncompression library for archive based deployment model]
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Subject: Uncompression library for archive based deployment model
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 21:29:14 +0530
From: Sanjaya Ratnaweera <sa...@wso2.com>
Reply-To: Apache AXIS C Developers List <ax...@ws.apache.org>
To: axis-c-dev@ws.apache.org
Hi all,
I am implementiing an archive based deployment model for Axis2 C. For
that we need an uncompression library. I was considering zlib, but
according to the FAQ, it can't handle the ZIP format.
http://www.zlib.net/zlib_faq.html#faq11
Therefore, I am proposing to use minizip.
http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/minizip.html
But minizip does not have an installable library. We can include it
with the axis2 distribution as a library. We won't change the minizip
souce and I think it should be distributed under the minizip license.
Minizip license is same as zlib, I am attaching it with this mail.
Any comments?
Thank you
~sanjaya
Re: [Axis2][Fwd: Uncompression library for archive based deployment
model]
Posted by Sanjaya Ratnaweera <sa...@wso2.com>.
Samisa Abeysinghe wrote:
> Sanjaya Ratnaweera wrote:
>
>> Samisa Abeysinghe wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am implementiing an archive based deployment model for Axis2 C.
>>>> For that we need an uncompression library. I was considering zlib,
>>>> but according to the FAQ, it can't handle the ZIP format.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.zlib.net/zlib_faq.html#faq11
>>>>
>>>> Therefore, I am proposing to use minizip.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/minizip.html
>>>>
>>>> But minizip does not have an installable library. We can include
>>>> it with the axis2 distribution as a library. We won't change the
>>>> minizip souce and I think it should be distributed under the
>>>> minizip license. Minizip license is same as zlib, I am attaching
>>>> it with this mail.
>>>>
>>> Instead of shipping it, cant we make it an optional feature so that
>>> users could download and compile if they wish so?
>>
>>
>>
>> The problem is minizip does not have an installable library. If we
>> are going to use minizip we want to create it.
>>
> What do you mean by "We want to create it"? Is our code too much
> dependent on minizip? Arn't there any other open source zip libraties?
>
I think I should explain the state of affairs here as it is not very
intuitive. Minizip claims that it's a library, although it doen't seem
like one. As Samisa mentioned, we can ask users to download and install
minizip executable. We can also think about alternatives. If we use a
3'rd party program like unzip, there won't be any licensing issues.
Thanks
~sanjaya
> Samisa...
>
Re: [Axis2][Fwd: Uncompression library for archive based deployment
model]
Posted by Samisa Abeysinghe <sa...@wso2.com>.
Sanjaya Ratnaweera wrote:
> Samisa Abeysinghe wrote:
>
>>
>>>
>>> I am implementiing an archive based deployment model for Axis2 C.
>>> For that we need an uncompression library. I was considering zlib,
>>> but according to the FAQ, it can't handle the ZIP format.
>>>
>>> http://www.zlib.net/zlib_faq.html#faq11
>>>
>>> Therefore, I am proposing to use minizip.
>>>
>>> http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/minizip.html
>>>
>>> But minizip does not have an installable library. We can include it
>>> with the axis2 distribution as a library. We won't change the
>>> minizip souce and I think it should be distributed under the minizip
>>> license. Minizip license is same as zlib, I am attaching it with
>>> this mail.
>>>
>> Instead of shipping it, cant we make it an optional feature so that
>> users could download and compile if they wish so?
>
>
> The problem is minizip does not have an installable library. If we
> are going to use minizip we want to create it.
>
What do you mean by "We want to create it"? Is our code too much
dependent on minizip? Arn't there any other open source zip libraties?
Samisa...
Re: [Axis2][Fwd: Uncompression library for archive based deployment
model]
Posted by Sanjaya Ratnaweera <sa...@wso2.com>.
Samisa Abeysinghe wrote:
>
>>
>> I am implementiing an archive based deployment model for Axis2 C.
>> For that we need an uncompression library. I was considering zlib,
>> but according to the FAQ, it can't handle the ZIP format.
>>
>> http://www.zlib.net/zlib_faq.html#faq11
>>
>> Therefore, I am proposing to use minizip.
>>
>> http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/minizip.html
>>
>> But minizip does not have an installable library. We can include it
>> with the axis2 distribution as a library. We won't change the
>> minizip souce and I think it should be distributed under the minizip
>> license. Minizip license is same as zlib, I am attaching it with
>> this mail.
>>
> Instead of shipping it, cant we make it an optional feature so that
> users could download and compile if they wish so?
The problem is minizip does not have an installable library. If we are
going to use minizip we want to create it.
Thanks
~sanjaya
>
> Samisa...
>
Re: [Axis2][Fwd: Uncompression library for archive based deployment
model]
Posted by Samisa Abeysinghe <sa...@wso2.com>.
>
> I am implementiing an archive based deployment model for Axis2 C. For
> that we need an uncompression library. I was considering zlib, but
> according to the FAQ, it can't handle the ZIP format.
>
> http://www.zlib.net/zlib_faq.html#faq11
>
> Therefore, I am proposing to use minizip.
>
> http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/minizip.html
>
> But minizip does not have an installable library. We can include it
> with the axis2 distribution as a library. We won't change the minizip
> souce and I think it should be distributed under the minizip license.
> Minizip license is same as zlib, I am attaching it with this mail.
>
Instead of shipping it, cant we make it an optional feature so that
users could download and compile if they wish so?
Samisa...