[boost] Re: Unzipping the Boost distro

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-13 14:01:14

Ferdinand Prantl wrote:
>> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
>> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of David Abrahams
>> 
>> I just downloaded boost-1.32.0 and started to unzip it with 
>> the built-in facilities in Windows XP; the OS reported it was 
>> going to take 50 minutes and it was *crawling*.  Using 
>> cygwin's unzip tool it was done in under a minute.
>> 
>> I'm thinking we should stop distributing raw .zip files  
>> without an extractor...
> 
> Hmm, I have never tried it. I always use Info-Zip's unzip
> or the built-in unzipper in some file manager.

That's what I mean.  I used the built-in unzipper in the Win XP file
manager.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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