RE: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one

RE: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one

[John Wiersba]

http://cygutils.netpedia.net/infozip.html has pretty good help for building
zip/unzip for cygwin(although I had to fiddle around a bit to get things to
compile properly).  See also franken.de for essentially the same info.  You
can also use pkzip on Windows or DOS.

-- John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ajit George [ mailto:gajit@kurianinc.com ]
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 8:01 PM
> To: Randall Schulz; cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject: RE: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one
> 
> 
> You don't even need to port it - the zip tools will build 
> under MSDOS.  As
> far as I know, they're not GNU tools though.  You can find 
> the source, and
> probably DOS binaries as well, at
> 
> http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/
> 
> Ajit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Randall Schulz [ mailto:rschulz@teknowledge.com ]
> Sent:	Thursday, June 24, 1999 6:25 PM
> To:	Ajit George; cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject:	RE: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, 
> not just one
> 
> Hi,
> 
> You should be aware that the JAR file format is identical to 
> the ZIP file
> format (also known as WinZIP after the popular program of 
> that name for
> Windows). You can always use the Gnu "zip," "unzip" and 
> "zipinfo" programs
> (*not* gzip and gunzip!) to get the full range of JAR/ZIP file
> functionality.
> 
> The only thing you might need that zip/unzip cannot 
> accomodate is the "jar"
> command's generation of a manifest file.
> 
> Unfortunately, my user tools installation of Cygwin does not seem to
> include the zip family of programs, but they are present on 
> my RedHat Linux
> 5.1 x86 installation.
> 
> Presumably they could be ported to cygwin without undue 
> exertion, right?
> 
> Randy Schulz
> Teknowledge Corp.
> Palo Alto, CA USA
> 
> 
> At 02:53 PM 6/24/99 , Ajit George wrote:
> This isn't a Cygwin issue -- I had this problem using jar 
> under Linux as
> well.  I don't remember exactly why, but I came to the 
> conclusion that jar
> creates a new archive each time it's invoked.  It doesn't add files to
> existing archives.
> 
> Ajit
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com
> [ mailto:cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com]On Behalf Of BigFred
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 2:51 PM
> To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one
> 
> 
> I'm trying to use a
> script using xargs
> to create a JAR file
> in java.....
> 
> xargs issues multiple
> JAR commands apparently
> due to the number of files
> being passed to it.
> 
> each time JAR is executed
> it clears out the previous
> files already added.
> 
> i really need all the files
> included in one JAR command.
> 
> is there anyway to increase whatever
> buffer is being blown which causes
> xargs to execute multiple commands?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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RE: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one

[John Wiersba]

http://cygutils.netpedia.net/infozip.html has pretty good help for building
zip/unzip for cygwin(although I had to fiddle around a bit to get things to
compile properly).  See also franken.de for essentially the same info.  You
can also use pkzip on Windows or DOS.

-- John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ajit George [ mailto:gajit@kurianinc.com ]
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 8:01 PM
> To: Randall Schulz; cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject: RE: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one
> 
> 
> You don't even need to port it - the zip tools will build 
> under MSDOS.  As
> far as I know, they're not GNU tools though.  You can find 
> the source, and
> probably DOS binaries as well, at
> 
> http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/
> 
> Ajit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Randall Schulz [ mailto:rschulz@teknowledge.com ]
> Sent:	Thursday, June 24, 1999 6:25 PM
> To:	Ajit George; cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject:	RE: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, 
> not just one
> 
> Hi,
> 
> You should be aware that the JAR file format is identical to 
> the ZIP file
> format (also known as WinZIP after the popular program of 
> that name for
> Windows). You can always use the Gnu "zip," "unzip" and 
> "zipinfo" programs
> (*not* gzip and gunzip!) to get the full range of JAR/ZIP file
> functionality.
> 
> The only thing you might need that zip/unzip cannot 
> accomodate is the "jar"
> command's generation of a manifest file.
> 
> Unfortunately, my user tools installation of Cygwin does not seem to
> include the zip family of programs, but they are present on 
> my RedHat Linux
> 5.1 x86 installation.
> 
> Presumably they could be ported to cygwin without undue 
> exertion, right?
> 
> Randy Schulz
> Teknowledge Corp.
> Palo Alto, CA USA
> 
> 
> At 02:53 PM 6/24/99 , Ajit George wrote:
> This isn't a Cygwin issue -- I had this problem using jar 
> under Linux as
> well.  I don't remember exactly why, but I came to the 
> conclusion that jar
> creates a new archive each time it's invoked.  It doesn't add files to
> existing archives.
> 
> Ajit
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com
> [ mailto:cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com]On Behalf Of BigFred
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 2:51 PM
> To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Subject: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one
> 
> 
> I'm trying to use a
> script using xargs
> to create a JAR file
> in java.....
> 
> xargs issues multiple
> JAR commands apparently
> due to the number of files
> being passed to it.
> 
> each time JAR is executed
> it clears out the previous
> files already added.
> 
> i really need all the files
> included in one JAR command.
> 
> is there anyway to increase whatever
> buffer is being blown which causes
> xargs to execute multiple commands?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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RE: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one

[Ajit George]

You don't even need to port it - the zip tools will build under MSDOS.  As
far as I know, they're not GNU tools though.  You can find the source, and
probably DOS binaries as well, at

http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/

Ajit

-----Original Message-----
From:	Randall Schulz [ mailto:rschulz@teknowledge.com ]
Sent:	Thursday, June 24, 1999 6:25 PM
To:	Ajit George; cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject:	RE: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one

Hi,

You should be aware that the JAR file format is identical to the ZIP file
format (also known as WinZIP after the popular program of that name for
Windows). You can always use the Gnu "zip," "unzip" and "zipinfo" programs
(*not* gzip and gunzip!) to get the full range of JAR/ZIP file
functionality.

The only thing you might need that zip/unzip cannot accomodate is the "jar"
command's generation of a manifest file.

Unfortunately, my user tools installation of Cygwin does not seem to
include the zip family of programs, but they are present on my RedHat Linux
5.1 x86 installation.

Presumably they could be ported to cygwin without undue exertion, right?

Randy Schulz
Teknowledge Corp.
Palo Alto, CA USA


At 02:53 PM 6/24/99 , Ajit George wrote:
This isn't a Cygwin issue -- I had this problem using jar under Linux as
well.  I don't remember exactly why, but I came to the conclusion that jar
creates a new archive each time it's invoked.  It doesn't add files to
existing archives.

Ajit
-----Original Message-----
From: cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com
[ mailto:cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com]On Behalf Of BigFred
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 2:51 PM
To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one


I'm trying to use a
script using xargs
to create a JAR file
in java.....

xargs issues multiple
JAR commands apparently
due to the number of files
being passed to it.

each time JAR is executed
it clears out the previous
files already added.

i really need all the files
included in one JAR command.

is there anyway to increase whatever
buffer is being blown which causes
xargs to execute multiple commands?





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Re: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one

[Ian T Zimmerman]

"BigFred" <bigfred@geocities.com> writes:

> I'm trying to use a script using xargs to create a JAR file in
> java.....
> 
> xargs issues multiple JAR commands apparently due to the number of
> files being passed to it.
> 
> each time JAR is executed it clears out the previous files already
> added.
> 
> i really need all the files included in one JAR command.
> 
> is there anyway to increase whatever buffer is being blown which
> causes xargs to execute multiple commands?

"man xargs" sez:

       --max-chars=max-chars, -s max-chars
              Use  at most max-chars characters per command line,
              including the command and initial arguments and the
              terminating  nulls  at  the  ends  of  the argument
              strings.  The default is as large as  possible,  up
              to 20k characters.

If the default is lower for Cygwin, it's probably for a good reason,
though.  You can't go wrong by checking the source ...

OH and BTW, the HTML formatted mail is a headache.

-- 
Ian Zimmerman
Lightbinders, Inc.
2325 3rd Street #324, San Francisco, California 94107


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RE: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one

[Ajit George]

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This 
isn't a Cygwin issue -- I had this problem using jar under Linux as well.  
I don't remember exactly why, but I came to the conclusion that jar creates a 
new archive each time it's invoked.  It doesn't add files to existing 
archives.
 
Ajit

    -----Original Message----- From: 
    cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com 
    [mailto:cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com] On Behalf Of 
    BigFred Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 2:51 PM To: 
    cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Subject: B20 (NT) xargs creates 
    multiple commands, not just one
     
    I'm trying to use a
    script using xargs
    to create a JAR file
    in java.....
     
    xargs issues multiple
    JAR commands apparently
    due to the number of files
    being passed to it.
     
    each time JAR is executed
    it clears out the previous
    files already added.
     
    i really need all the files
    included in one JAR command.
     
    is there anyway to increase whatever
    buffer is being blown which causes
    xargs to execute multiple commands?
     
     

B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one

[BigFred]

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I'm trying to use a
script using xargs
to create a JAR file
in java.....
 
xargs issues multiple
JAR commands apparently
due to the number of files
being passed to it.
 
each time JAR is executed
it clears out the previous
files already added.
 
i really need all the files
included in one JAR command.
 
is there anyway to increase whatever
buffer is being blown which causes
xargs to execute multiple commands?
 
 

RE: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one

[Ajit George]

You don't even need to port it - the zip tools will build under MSDOS.  As
far as I know, they're not GNU tools though.  You can find the source, and
probably DOS binaries as well, at

http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/

Ajit

-----Original Message-----
From:	Randall Schulz [ mailto:rschulz@teknowledge.com ]
Sent:	Thursday, June 24, 1999 6:25 PM
To:	Ajit George; cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject:	RE: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one

Hi,

You should be aware that the JAR file format is identical to the ZIP file
format (also known as WinZIP after the popular program of that name for
Windows). You can always use the Gnu "zip," "unzip" and "zipinfo" programs
(*not* gzip and gunzip!) to get the full range of JAR/ZIP file
functionality.

The only thing you might need that zip/unzip cannot accomodate is the "jar"
command's generation of a manifest file.

Unfortunately, my user tools installation of Cygwin does not seem to
include the zip family of programs, but they are present on my RedHat Linux
5.1 x86 installation.

Presumably they could be ported to cygwin without undue exertion, right?

Randy Schulz
Teknowledge Corp.
Palo Alto, CA USA


At 02:53 PM 6/24/99 , Ajit George wrote:
This isn't a Cygwin issue -- I had this problem using jar under Linux as
well.  I don't remember exactly why, but I came to the conclusion that jar
creates a new archive each time it's invoked.  It doesn't add files to
existing archives.

Ajit
-----Original Message-----
From: cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com
[ mailto:cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com]On Behalf Of BigFred
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 2:51 PM
To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one


I'm trying to use a
script using xargs
to create a JAR file
in java.....

xargs issues multiple
JAR commands apparently
due to the number of files
being passed to it.

each time JAR is executed
it clears out the previous
files already added.

i really need all the files
included in one JAR command.

is there anyway to increase whatever
buffer is being blown which causes
xargs to execute multiple commands?





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RE: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one

[Ajit George]

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This 
isn't a Cygwin issue -- I had this problem using jar under Linux as well.  
I don't remember exactly why, but I came to the conclusion that jar creates a 
new archive each time it's invoked.  It doesn't add files to existing 
archives.
 
Ajit

    -----Original Message----- From: 
    cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com 
    [mailto:cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com] On Behalf Of 
    BigFred Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 2:51 PM To: 
    cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Subject: B20 (NT) xargs creates 
    multiple commands, not just one
     
    I'm trying to use a
    script using xargs
    to create a JAR file
    in java.....
     
    xargs issues multiple
    JAR commands apparently
    due to the number of files
    being passed to it.
     
    each time JAR is executed
    it clears out the previous
    files already added.
     
    i really need all the files
    included in one JAR command.
     
    is there anyway to increase whatever
    buffer is being blown which causes
    xargs to execute multiple commands?
     
     

Re: B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one

[Ian T Zimmerman]

"BigFred" <bigfred@geocities.com> writes:

> I'm trying to use a script using xargs to create a JAR file in
> java.....
> 
> xargs issues multiple JAR commands apparently due to the number of
> files being passed to it.
> 
> each time JAR is executed it clears out the previous files already
> added.
> 
> i really need all the files included in one JAR command.
> 
> is there anyway to increase whatever buffer is being blown which
> causes xargs to execute multiple commands?

"man xargs" sez:

       --max-chars=max-chars, -s max-chars
              Use  at most max-chars characters per command line,
              including the command and initial arguments and the
              terminating  nulls  at  the  ends  of  the argument
              strings.  The default is as large as  possible,  up
              to 20k characters.

If the default is lower for Cygwin, it's probably for a good reason,
though.  You can't go wrong by checking the source ...

OH and BTW, the HTML formatted mail is a headache.

-- 
Ian Zimmerman
Lightbinders, Inc.
2325 3rd Street #324, San Francisco, California 94107


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B20 (NT) xargs creates multiple commands, not just one

[BigFred]

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I'm trying to use a
script using xargs
to create a JAR file
in java.....
 
xargs issues multiple
JAR commands apparently
due to the number of files
being passed to it.
 
each time JAR is executed
it clears out the previous
files already added.
 
i really need all the files
included in one JAR command.
 
is there anyway to increase whatever
buffer is being blown which causes
xargs to execute multiple commands?