README in archive-tar-external-1.2.3 vs README in archive-tar-external-1.3.0
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-== Description
- A very simple tar/compress package that uses calls to external programs
- to do the work.
-
-== Synopsis
- require "archive/tar_external"
- include Archive
-
- # The long way
- t = Tar::External.new("test.tar")
- t.create_archive("*.rb")
- t.compress_archive("gzip")
-
- # The short way
- t = Tar::External.new("test.tar", "*.rb", "gzip")
-
-== Prerequisites
- Ruby 1.8.0 or later.
- The win32-open3 package (MS Windows only).
- The "tar" command line program.
- At least one compression program, e.g. gzip, bzip2, zip, etc.
-
-== Installation
- rake test (optional)
- rake install (non-gem) or rake install_gem (gem)
-
-== Notes
- For further documentation and information, see the tar_external.txt file
- in the 'doc' directory.
+== Description
+ A simple tar & compress library that nicely wraps external system calls.
+
+== Installation
+ gem install archive-tar-external
+
+== Synopsis
+ require 'archive/tar/external'
+ include Archive
+
+ # The long way
+ t = Tar::External.new('test.tar')
+ t.create_archive('*.rb')
+ t.compress_archive('gzip')
+
+ # The short way
+ t = Tar::External.new('test.tar', '*.rb', 'gzip')
+
+== Prerequisites
+ The win32-open3 library (MS Windows only).
+ The 'tar' command line program.
+ At least one compression program, e.g. gzip, bzip2, zip, etc.
+
+== Known Issues
+ The tar program that comes with Solaris will not raise an error if you
+ try to expand a file from an archive that does not contain that file.
+
+ If you come across any other issues, please report them on the project
+ page at http://www.rubyforge.org/projects/shards.
+
+== Future Plans
+ Anything folks are looking for?
+
+== License
+ Artistic 2.0
+
+== Warranty
+ This package is provided "as is" and without any express or
+ implied warranties, including, without limitation, the implied
+ warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
+
+== Copyright
+ (C) 2003 - 2010 Daniel J. Berger
+ All Rights Reserved
+
+== Author
+ Daniel J. Berger