From 7c1f56631205c35f6e6d7264e1c383bb6864e452 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tino Reichardt Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:51:52 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fix README, clarify Codecs.7z clarify, that the files within Codecs.7z are the ones, that are compatible with mainline 7-Zip --- README.md | 21 +++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 78979853..956e8cb6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ # README -This is the Github Page of 7-Zip ZS with support of additional Codecs. The library used therefore is located here: [Multithreading Library](https://github.com/mcmilk/zstdmt) +This is the Github Page of [7-Zip] ZS with support of additional Codecs. The library used therefore is located here: [Multithreading Library](https://github.com/mcmilk/zstdmt) You can install it in two ways: 1. full setup with additions within the GUI and an modified an Explorer context menu -2. just the codec plugin, which goes to your existing 7-Zip installation +2. just the codec plugin, which goes to your existing [7-Zip] installation # Status @@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ You can install it in two ways: 1. download the setup from here [7-Zip ZS Releases](https://github.com/mcmilk/7-Zip-zstd/releases) 2. install it, like the default [7-Zip] 3. use it ;) -4. you may check, if the 7-Zip can deal with [Zstandard] or other codecs via this command: `7z.exe i` +4. you may check, if the [7-Zip] can deal with [Zstandard] or other codecs via this command: `7z.exe i` +5. the binaries within this installation are not binary compatible with [7-Zip]... use therefore the files from the `Codecs.7z` archive The output should look like this: ``` @@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ Codecs: ### Usage and features of the full installation -- compression and decompression for [Brotli], [Lizard], [LZ4], [LZ5] and [Zstandard] within the 7-Zip container format +- compression and decompression for [Brotli], [Lizard], [LZ4], [LZ5] and [Zstandard] within the [7-Zip] container format - compression and decompression of [Lizard] (`.liz`), [LZ4] (`.lz4`), [LZ5] (`.lz5`) and [Zstandard] (`.zst`) files - included [lzip] decompression support, patch from: http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/lzip/7zip/ - right click and _"Add to xy.7z"_ will use the last selected method (codec, level and threads) @@ -125,16 +126,16 @@ Codecs: ![File Manager](https://mcmilk.de/projects/7-Zip-zstd/Fileman.png "File Manager with the Listing of an Archiv") ![Methods](https://mcmilk.de/projects/7-Zip-zstd/Methods.png "Methods") -## Zstandard codec Plugin for 7-Zip +## Zstandard codec Plugin for Mainline 7-Zip ### Installation (via plugin) -1. download the codec archiv from here [7-Zip ZS Releases](https://github.com/mcmilk/7-Zip-zstd/releases) -2. create a new directory named "Codecs" -3. put in there the zstd-x32.dll or the zstd-x64.dll, depending on your 7-Zip installation +1. download the `Codecs.7z` archiv from here [7-Zip ZS Releases](https://github.com/mcmilk/7-Zip-zstd/releases), this archive holds binaries, which are compatible with the Mainline version of [7-Zip] +2. create a new directory named `Codecs` and put in there the zstd-x32.dll or the zstd-x64.dll, depending on your [7-Zip] installation - normally, the x32 should go to: "C:\Program Files (x86)\7-Zip\Codecs" - the x64 version should go in here: "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Codecs" -4. After this, you may check if the dll is correctly installed via this command: `7z.exe i` +3. you could also replace the `7z.dll` directly within `C:\Program Files (x86)\7-Zip` +4. then you may check if the dll is correctly installed via this command: `7z.exe i` The output should look like this: ``` @@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ For the benchmarks I am using Windows 7 64bit on my Laptop which has the followi ## License and redistribution -- the same as the original 7-Zip, which means GNU LGPL +- the same as the Mainline [7-Zip], which means GNU LGPL ## Links