[PHP-DOC] Bug #16660 Updated: Documentation bz2 archive format is not appropriate From: cortesi <email protected>
Date: 06/10/02

 ID: 16660
 Updated by: cortesi <email protected>
 Reported By: bvdb <email protected>
 Status: Open
 Bug Type: Documentation problem
 Operating System: Windows xxxx
 PHP Version: 4.2.0
 New Comment:

I have brought this issue to Rasmus attention during LinuxTag 2002, and
he agreed that it is a Good Thing to go back to tar.gz or even to
provide both zip and tar.gz for download

Previous Comments:
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[2002-06-09 08:05:29] bvdb <email protected>

There is still only bz2 as archive format for the HTML manual.
How about offering both and counting which format is downloaded most?!

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[2002-05-21 17:16:23] bvdb <email protected>

To make the point clear: HTML-help is great on Win-machines - so thanks
for the good work to the people who did it!

bz2 will be fine as soon as Winzip supports it.
For now: Let's get tar.gz back asap.

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[2002-05-21 16:46:43] goba <email protected>

We have special formats for PDAs, we have PDF which is
quite system independent. So I still don't know why we
have gone too far with a special HTML Help format?

BTW we already agreed on hosting the .tar.gz formats
again, just noone activated the builds and downloads
again...

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[2002-05-21 15:49:37] bvdb <email protected>

The problem with HTML-Help is that it does only run on "true" win
machines with IE4+, not on Unixes, PDAs or old Win machines (Laptops).
I.e. if you _organize_ your docs on a late win machine but _use_ them
on others you get problems with bz2. Why not offer _both_ formats bz2
and tar.gz?
Any religious reasons?
Once again, "least astonishment" should rule.

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[2002-04-26 10:43:45] cynic <email protected>

Hm, I don't understand it either... But maybe... Maybe the HTMLHelp is
too windowish, and the bz2 compression too unixish? I think we should
stick to RARed Klingonese.

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