Debian Bug report logs - #991428
Consider migrating to original 7-Zip for Linux

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Amr Ibrahim <amribrahim1987@hotmail.com>

To: "submit@bugs.debian.org" <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: Consider migrating to original 7-Zip for Linux

Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:28:54 +0000

Package: p7zip

The developer of 7-Zip released a Linux command-line version as part of
7-Zip 21.01 alpha:
https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/cec5e63147/

This is a suggestion to migrate to 7-Zip for Linux if the development
of p7zip is dead upstream.

7-Zip ChangeLog:
https://www.7-zip.org/history.txt

7-Zip Source:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/

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There is also a p7zip fork with additional codecs and improvements:
https://github.com/jinfeihan57/p7zip

Message #8 received at 991428-submitter@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org>

To: 991428-submitter@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Consider migrating to original 7-Zip for Linux

Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 12:26:27 +0200

Control: affects -1 7zip

On Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:28:54 +0000 Amr Ibrahim <amribrahim1987@hotmail.com> wrote:
> The developer of 7-Zip released a Linux command-line version as part of
> 7-Zip 21.01 alpha:
> https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/cec5e63147/
> 
> This is a suggestion to migrate to 7-Zip for Linux if the development
> of p7zip is dead upstream.

The 7zip is available for bookworm.

Features that its Debian configuration is currently lacking but that are available:
* Creating SFX archives (missing 7zCon.sfx)
* rar module in non-free

I suggest adding those and then making p7zip(-full) transitional packages.

Message #15 received at 991428@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: yokota <yokota.hgml@gmail.com>

To: 991428@bugs.debian.org, Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org>

Cc: Dylan Aïssi <daissi@debian.org>

Subject: Re: Consider migrating to original 7-Zip for Linux

Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2023 09:52:51 +0900

Hello,

I'm maintaining 7zip package.

> The 7zip is available for bookworm.
>
> Features that its Debian configuration is currently lacking but that are available:
> * Creating SFX archives (missing 7zCon.sfx)
> * rar module in non-free

SFX is supported since 7zip 22.01+dfsg-9.

rar module provided by another package and currently in ITP at:
 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1036990
I need a mentor/sponsor to upload this package.

rar module is currently availale at:
 https://salsa.debian.org/yokota/7zip-rar
Build yourself to try it.

--
YOKOTA Hiroshi

Message #20 received at 991428@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org>

To: 991428@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Consider migrating to original 7-Zip for Linux

Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 21:56:21 +0200

Now that the 7zip package is feature-compatible with p7zip please move this forward
and convert the p7zip packages to transitional packages.

Message #25 received at 991428@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: yokota <yokota.hgml@gmail.com>

To: 991428@bugs.debian.org, Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org>

Subject: Re: Consider migrating to original 7-Zip for Linux

Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 01:26:22 +0900

Hello,

> Now that the 7zip package is feature-compatible with p7zip please move this forward
> and convert the p7zip packages to transitional packages.

I was uploaded experimental 7zip package (22.01+dfsg-10~exp1) to replace p7zip.
This package also adds alternative selection to allow other 7-Zip
implementation like p7zip or forked p7zip.

Updated codes are also available from salsa.
  https://salsa.debian.org/debian/7zip/-/tree/experimental

--
YOKOTA

Message #30 received at 991428@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: yokota <yokota.hgml@gmail.com>

To: 991428@bugs.debian.org, Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org>

Subject: Re: Consider migrating to original 7-Zip for Linux

Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 22:34:09 +0900

Hello,

I was added new marge request at salsa:
  https://salsa.debian.org/debian/p7zip/-/merge_requests/5

This fix adds alternative selection to p7zip to allow co-installable with 7zip.

--
YOKOTA

Message #35 received at 991428@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Mantas Kriaučiūnas Baltix <baltix@gmail.com>

To: 991428@bugs.debian.org, Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Cc: yokota.hgml@gmail.com

Subject: Please move big 7zz binary from 7zip package to separate package, for example 7zip-noplugins or split like p7zip

Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 14:15:25 +0300

Package: 7zip

7zip binary package currently contains 4 executables and this misleads
users a little:
 7z     Full featured with plugin support
 7zz    Full featured single binary executable without plugin support
 7za    Supports major formats only, but smaller excutable size
 7zr    Only supports LZMA codec and related formats (7z, lzma, xz),
but smallest binary size

7zip uncompressed size: 8661 k

"Original" p7zip source package in Debian produces 2 binary packages:

1. p7zip (uncompressed size: 1014k) - 7zr file archiver with high
compression ratio. p7zip provides:
  * /usr/bin/7zr a standalone minimal version of the 7-zip tool that
only handles 7z, LZMA and XZ archives.
  * /usr/bin/p7zip a gzip-like wrapper around 7zr.
2.  p7zip-full (uncompressed size: 4833k) - 7z and 7za file archivers
with high compression ratio. p7zip-full provides:
 * /usr/bin/7za a stand-alone executable, handles fewer archive formats than 7z
 * /usr/bin/7z Full featured executable, uses plugins to handle
archives, so it might be slightly slower than 7za but can handle more
archive formats.

Compared to the p7zip + p7zip-full , 7zip package contains one more
big executable - 7zz (size: 2489k), which doesn't provide any features
to regular users compared to 7z executable.

My suggestion is to move the big 7zz binary from 7zip package to
separate package, for example 7zip-noplugins, then most regular users
will use 7zip package and 7zip-noplugins package is only for these,
who want "special" 7zz binary.

Also it would be nice to have /usr/bin/7zip - a gzip-like wrapper
around 7zr , then 7zip package could fully replace p7zip packages.

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Message #40 received at 991428-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Debian FTP Masters <ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org>

To: 991428-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#991428: fixed in p7zip 16.02+transitional.1

Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:49:14 +0000

Source: p7zip
Source-Version: 16.02+transitional.1
Done: Robert Luberda <robert@debian.org>

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
p7zip, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 991428@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Robert Luberda <robert@debian.org> (supplier of updated p7zip package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:43:12 +0100
Source: p7zip
Architecture: source
Version: 16.02+transitional.1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Robert Luberda <robert@debian.org>
Changed-By: Robert Luberda <robert@debian.org>
Closes: 991428
Changes:
 p7zip (16.02+transitional.1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   [ Robert Luberda ]
   * Make both p7zip and p7zip-full packages transitional ones depending
     on 7zip package (closes: #991428) in a version that provides all
     of the 7zr, 7za, 7z commands together with the p7zip wrapper script.
   * Switch the source package format to 3.0 (native), move the package
     to section oldlibs, and cleanup the packaging.
 .
   [ Debian Janitor ]
   * Use secure URI in Homepage field.
   * Update standards version, no changes needed.
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