Re: [MacPerl] [off-topic] tar answer

[time@ice.com]

> > I am wondering where might I have missed a newer version that
> > employs binary vs text heuristic(s) to extract text and bin
> > files from an archive (something rumoured to exist out there ;-)?
> 
> Well, I'm not sure which program, specifically, you were referring
> to, however I use Suntar 2.0.5 (it's kinda old, so there may be a
> newer version). It's smart enough to convert the EOLNs between
> Mac and unix operating systems, plus can encode data and resource

Tarmac is a drag and drop Mac Tar.
It is also AppleScript-able. It also allows you to contol the
line end conversion via resources and via script parameters.

You can locate Tarmac at <http://www.ice.com/mac/tarmac.shtml>.

Source code is available for those who wish to hack at it.

tim.
Tim Endres, ICE Engineering, Inc.
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