Re:Why not tar? Limitations of the tar file format.
by _delirium on Monday September 06, 2010 @02:12PM
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Commercial games with Linux versions often still use this (or a variant). Not too sure why; perhaps because it's the closest Linux equivalent to the self-extracting installer archives they use on Windows?
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Re:Why not tar? Limitations of the tar file format.
by nitrogen on Monday September 06, 2010 @06:42PM
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When dealing with users who may not be completely familiar with package management, and creating a single cross-platform package, it can be very helpful to prevent the data and its installer from being separated. It's a very simple way to bundle some logic with an archive as well, as the script can be modified after it is generated.