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diff --git a/Packdrakeng.pm b/Packdrakeng.pm index ce4c86a..4aa4ed3 100644 --- a/Packdrakeng.pm +++ b/Packdrakeng.pm @@ -721,11 +721,11 @@ Packdrakeng - Simple Archive Extractor/Builder =head1 SYNOPSIS - use packdrakeng; + use Packdrakeng; # creating an archive - $pack = packdrakeng->new(archive => "myarchive.cz"); - # Adding few files + $pack = Packdrakeng->new(archive => "myarchive.cz"); + # Adding a few files $pack->add("/path/", "file1", "file2"); # Adding an unamed file open($handle, "file"); @@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ Packdrakeng - Simple Archive Extractor/Builder $pack = undef; # extracting an archive - $pack = packdrakeng->open(archive => "myarchive.cz"); + $pack = Packdrakeng->open(archive => "myarchive.cz"); # listing files $pack->list(); # extracting few files @@ -748,60 +748,61 @@ Packdrakeng - Simple Archive Extractor/Builder =head1 DESCRIPTION C<Packdrakeng> is a simple indexed archive builder and extractor using -standard compression method. +standard compression methods. -This module is a rewrite from scratch of the original packdrake, his format is +This module is a from scratch rewrite of the original packdrake. Its format is fully compatible with old packdrake. =head1 IMPLEMENTATION -Compressed data are stored by block: +Compressed data are stored by block. For example, UncompresseddatA1UncompresseddatA2 UncompresseddatA3UncompresseddatA4 |--- size 1 ---||--- size 2 ---| |--- size 3 ---||--- size 4 ---| |<-offset1 |<-offset2 |<-offset3 |<-offset4 -give: +gives: CompresseD1CompresseD2 CompresseD3CompresseD4 |--- c. size 1, 2 ---| |--- c. size 3, 4 ---| |<-c. offset 1, 2 |<-c. offset 3, 4 -A new block is started when its size exceed the C<block_size> value. +A new block is started when its size exceeds the C<block_size> value. Compressed data are followed by the toc, ie a simple list of packed files. Each file name is terminated by the "\n" character: -dir1 -dir2 -... -dirN -symlink1 -point_file1 -symlink2 -point_file2 -... -... -symlinkN -point_fileN -file1 -file2 -... -fileN - -Follow the files sizes, 4 values for each files are stored: + dir1 + dir2 + ... + dirN + symlink1 + point_file1 + symlink2 + point_file2 + ... + ... + symlinkN + point_fileN + file1 + file2 + ... + fileN + +The file sizes follows, 4 values are stored for each file: offset into archive of compressed block, size of compressed block, offset into block of the file and the file's size. -Finally the archive contain a 64 bytes length trailer, about the +Finally the archive contains a 64-byte trailer, about the toc and the archive itself: -'cz[0', strings 4 bytes -number of directory, 4 bytes -number of symlinks, 4 bytes -number of files, 4 bytes -the toc size, 4 bytes -the uncompression command, string of 40 bytes length -'0]cz', string 4 bytes + + 'cz[0', strings 4 bytes + number of directory, 4 bytes + number of symlinks, 4 bytes + number of files, 4 bytes + the toc size, 4 bytes + the uncompression command, string of 40 bytes length + '0]cz', string 4 bytes =head1 FUNCTIONS @@ -809,15 +810,15 @@ the uncompression command, string of 40 bytes length =item B<new(%options)> -Create a new archive. +Creates a new archive. Options: =over 4 =item archive -The file name of the archive. If the file doesn't exist, it will be created, else it will be owerwritten. -see C<open>. +The file name of the archive. If the file doesn't exist, it will be created, +else it will be owerwritten. See C<open>. =item compress @@ -831,8 +832,8 @@ If unset, this value is based on compress command followed by '-d' argument. =item extern -If you're using gzip, by default packdrakeng will use perl-zlib to save system -ressources. This option force packdrakeng to use the external gzip command. This +If you're using gzip, by default Packdrakeng will use perl-zlib to save system +ressources. This option forces Packdrakeng to use the external gzip command. This has no meaning with other compress programs as internal functions are not implemented yet. @@ -843,14 +844,14 @@ this is set to 6. =item block_size -The limit size after which we start a new compressed block. The default value is -400KB. Set it to 0 to be sure a new block will be started for each packed -files, and -1 to never start a new block. Be aware a big size of block will slow -the file extraction. +The limit size after which we start a new compressed block. The default value +is 400KB. Set it to 0 to be sure a new block will be started for each packed +files, and -1 to never start a new block. Be aware that a big block size will +slow down the file extraction. =item quiet -Do not ouput anything, shut up. +Do not output anything, shut up. =item debug @@ -860,10 +861,10 @@ Print debug messages. =item B<open(%options)> -Open an existing archive for extracting or adding files. +Opens an existing archive for extracting or adding files. -The uncompression command is found into the archive, and the compression command is -deduced from it. +The uncompression command is found into the archive, and the compression +command is deduced from it. If you add files, a new compressed block will be started even if the last block is smaller than C<block_size>. If some compression options can't be |