Zip library options for the Compact Framework?

Question

My requirements:

• Support .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and Windows Mobile 6.0 devices.
• Only need to unzip the contents to a directory on a storage card. Creation of zip files is not required.
• Must be able to use in corporate/commercial software.
• Can be open source, but not have GPL or other viral license.

I've seen the Xceed Zip for CF library. What other options are there?

Answer 1

Have a look at #ziplib (www.icsharpcode.com). It's GPL, but you can use it in closed-source, commercial applications. They don't say anything specifically on their page about using it with the Compact Framework, so you'd have to give it a test yourself (that said, it's pure C# without any external dependencies, so the chances are somewhat good that it will work).

Answer 2

This looks like it may be a good option for you: http://www.codeplex.com/DotNetZip. It seems small, has source and has a very open license (MS-PL).

Answer 3

Looks like what you need is zlibCE from the OpenNETCF foundation. You can get it here: http://opennetcf.com/FreeSoftware/zlibCE/tabid/245/Default.aspx

It's a port of the linux zlib library to CE. At it's core, it's a native dll, but they now also provide a .NET wrapper, along with all the source code.

I've used it in projects before and it performed quite well.

Answer 4

I use the Resco MobileForms toolkit for a variety of functionality: http://www.resco.net/developer/mobileformstoolkit/overview.aspx

It includes a good ZIP library.