C/C++ Packing and Compression

+3 A:

You could use libzip - it's under a BSD-like licence so it should be usable in a commercial project.

bdonlan 2009-08-03 20:33:50

+7 A:

Perhaps libtar? Also under a BSD license.

Amber 2009-08-03 20:34:06

It looks like libtar is a good solution for this project. Thanks everyone for your speedy replies.

Justin 2009-08-03 20:46:21

+2 A:

To compress multiple files into one zip archive you could use Zipios++

Alan 2009-08-03 20:39:23

+10 A:

7Zip has a full SDK for several languages including C and C++. The compression is extremely good, albeit not very fast. The code is licensed under the LGPL.

jdisk 2009-08-03 20:45:34

7Zip also has decent support for AES encryption.

Marsh Ray 2009-08-04 01:04:43

Personally, I'm a fan of 7Zip, but the LGPL might cause problems in this situation.

Justin 2009-08-04 13:32:05

The LZMA SDK portion of 7-Zip is in the public domain, so no LGPL concerns apply. If you want all of 7-Zip's features (not just LZMA), then 7-Zip itself is under the LGPL, but this isn't a problem for commercial apps as long as you leave it in a DLL, include a copy of the LGPL in your distribution, and provide source upon request.

Josh Kelley 2009-08-04 13:45:11

+1 A:

Also have a look at bzip2.

Vijay Mathew 2009-08-04 12:34:07

bzip2 cannot compress multiple files into an archive. You typically use tar to join all your files into one before giving it to bzip.

Andrew Bainbridge 2009-08-13 16:32:44

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