libarchive on Macports

[Chris Hillery]

Only libarchive 2.8.5 (3+ years old) exists on Macports. We require a newer version, meaning at the moment we cannot include the archive module in our Zorba MacOS installer since it is based on Macports.

IMHO the correct solution is to request an updated libarchive on Macports. Also, Macports-based installer has other problems, so if we choose a different approach, perhaps the libarchive problems will be solved.

Another option would be to have the archive module graceful degrade if an old version of libarchive is found. IMHO this is not desirable unless we also figure out a way to test both old and new functionality on the RQ, which is challenging and probably not a good return on our investment of time.

[Luis Rodriguez Gonzalez (kuraru)]

I uploaded a new version of archive-module avoiding those functions that are not in the old libarchive, I hope this will compile on Macports.

[Cezar Andrei (cezar-andrei)]

I tested it and works fine. I approved it, but it probably needs one more
approval to get merged.

Cezar

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Chris Hillery
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> ** Branch linked: lp:~zorba-coders/zorba/bug1100380
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> Title:
> libarchive on Macports
>
> Status in Zorba - The XQuery Processor:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Only libarchive 2.8.5 (3+ years old) exists on Macports. We require a
> newer version, meaning at the moment we cannot include the archive
> module in our Zorba MacOS installer since it is based on Macports.
>
> IMHO the correct solution is to request an updated libarchive on
> Macports. Also, Macports-based installer has other problems, so if we
> choose a different approach, perhaps the libarchive problems will be
> solved.
>
> Another option would be to have the archive module graceful degrade if
> an old version of libarchive is found. IMHO this is not desirable
> unless we also figure out a way to test both old and new functionality
> on the RQ, which is challenging and probably not a good return on our
> investment of time.
>
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