[Oberon] Homework on ZipTool (was Re: ZipTool1.Arc (Aug 5) can't handle DOS files ?)

[muller at inf.ethz.ch]

peter_easthope at gulfnet.sd64.bc.ca wrote:
> OPEN ISSUES
> 1. Does the module always insist on the suffix "Zip" for archive 
>   names?  I understand the rationale in creating an archive. 
>   What about for Directory and Extract?  The syntax in 
>   the ZipTool could be a little more clear about the suffixes.
> 2. What exactly is meant by "level" and "strategy" in 
>   compression?  This should be clarified in the ZipTool.
> 3. Given the syntax and capabilities of Add and Extract,  
>   is export of AddFile and ExtractFile justified?
> 4. An attempt to extract an entry with a name not consistent
>   with the naming rules of the filesystem should produce an 
>   error message and then continue.
> 5. Logically, Add should follow Directory but in the module 
>   Add follows ExtractAll.

Anyone care to look at the source and answer these questions?

-- Pieter

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Pieter Muller, Computer Systems Institute, ETH Zurich / MCT Lab, Zurich
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