[texhax] TexLive 2008

[John C Frain]

I have version 4.23 installed and I can confirm that it is not
compatible with the .iso.lzma file.  I downloaded version 4.60 beta
and it can expand the archive.  The Windows GUI is marginally improved
also.

Best Regards

John

2008/9/27 Karl Berry <karl at freefriends.org>:
>    But 7zip will *not* read the file, as far as I can tell.
>
> That is too bad.  I guess lzma-utils and 7-zip are not compatible.  So I
> won't bother writing anything about 7-zip.
>
> The general question of the lzma file format is not settled.  The actual
> compression method is fine, but the surrounding headers, magic bytes,
> etc., are a subject of ongoing discussion.  Hopefully it will be settled
> by next year.
>
> karl
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