PSARC/2007/617 p7zip 4.55

[Danek Duvall]

On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 06:50:06PM -0400, Bill Sommerfeld wrote:

> On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 15:15 -0700, Danek Duvall wrote:
> > 	  There are three executables: 7z, 7za, and 7zr.  The first is the
> >         most general.  It supports multiple archive and compression formats
> >         through shared-object plugins.  7za does not use any plugins, and
> >         hence supports fewer formats.  7zr is even further reduced,
> >         supporting only the 7z archive and compression formats. 
> ...
> > 	For the purposes of this ARC case, however, only the 7z archive
> > 	format and LZMA compression algorithms are supported.  Bzip2, gzip,
> > 	zip, rar, tar, cpio, and its myriad other capabilities will likely
> > 	be present, but their presence will not be guaranteed on an ongoing
> > 	basis.
> 
> Given this caveat, why not make "7zr" the "Committed" variant and have
> 7z and 7za be "Uncommitted"?

I want to commit to the executable name which most people expect (and is
thus the least likely to disappear from upstream), and I believe that the
more common commandline invocation is 7z.  If anyone has data to the
contrary, I'm more than happy to switch the stability classifications.

Danek