Short: THE xpk-sublib/xpk-patch you always dreamed of !!! Author: Alexis Nasr aka The Cyborg Uploader: thiedb@club-internet.fr Version: 1.0 Type: util/pack Tested: A1200 (OS3.1,Blizzard A1230 IV/8Mb) Requires: Amiga OS2.04+,datamaster.library (Util/Libs/DMlib_xx.lha) Date: August 1996 ****************************************************************************** * "Crunch? Yes: Better!" * ****************************************************************************** Quick description: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Installs a patch on the xpkmaster.library packing function,so that anything crunched with the "xpkCYB1" sublibrary will automatically & transparently be crunched with the most adapted packer!!! The recognition & intelligent packing works with all the sources/dests supported by the xpkPack() function,that's to says FILES,FILEHANDLES,but also (!!) MEMORY! The configuration is totally flexible. You can select all the xpk methods to use for each of the filetypes recognized by the datamaster.library.There is also an (optional) report-window that pops-up and shows you the operations.And lots lots lots more!!!! The files you obtain are "normal" xpk'd files (MASH'd,SQSH'd etc!!!) This is useable with ALL the tools using xpkmaster.library!!!! No need to pass the files to some particular packing-tool.(ever seen "xpkKnight"? ;-) Think of all the unused xpk-packers (ACCA,FAST,CBR0...).Now you can make 'competitions' between these:it's not always the SAME packer that crunches best.Don't try to compare SHRI & RAKE,or MASH & FAST of course eh? Some applications: (just 'my' examples eh :) ------------------ In your DirOpus/BrowserII/Dirwork etc tool,install a xpkCYB1 crunching button,it will replace all the existing ones! You'll just click on any file & crunch it with CYB1,and you'll obtain SQSH'd modules,MASH'd ascii-texts etc... In your backup tools (Diavolo,Abackup...),just use CYB1! JPEGs,LHA's etc will be automatically skipped (in the prefs such files should be associated with the "DONT" packer,just a fake name to know they mustn't be crunched).And the rest will be packed to the best... For such tasks,the Output-window can be switched off automatically ;-) You're converting a module with ProWizard & wanna use the best compression ever? Just look at the window popping up on PW's screen, & watch the "multipack":SQSH & SMPL can be tried You're listening to a TFMX module in Eagleplayer & want to use Save it as xpk-compressed.With CYB1 you can get a SHRI'd mdat file & a SQSH/SMPL'd smpl file! For any filetype,you can define multiple packers ("multipacking"),each one will be tried in turn and the "winner" will do the final packing. The "winner" is the one that satisfies best one of these 3 comparison methods: "Best":classic! just the best CF (compression factor) "Fastest":the fastest to unpack! YES!! The data will be depacked while the packing operation,in order to get the decompression speed!!!!! "Average":finds the packer with a compromise between CF/depackspeed. Etc etc etc :-) The libraries ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ datamaster.library has been specially developed for this CYB package but I released it alone,as it can be used with any other application needing some powerful data recognition. The xpkcybhandle.library found in this package may be used by future xpkCYB libraries (xpkCYB2 is just finished while I type this.It is spread alone,get that package too you won't regret it!).xpkCYB2 works with tools that make direct access to the sublibs (very rare progs) like...XFH! Yes XFH...think about it for 1 second...Hmm? :) Hope you're enjoy that tool! (some long'n'hard work put in it,believe me) ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 948 497 47.5% 14-Aug-96 00:57:32 xpkCYB_Release_1.0.info 948 497 47.5% 14-Aug-96 00:57:32 +Bin.info 104 96 7.6% 23-Jul-96 16:07:36 +xpkCybScan 752 506 32.7% 01-Aug-96 14:23:44 +xpkCYB1.library 8072 4614 42.8% 14-Aug-96 19:50:46 +xpkcybhandle.library 4096 1631 60.1% 01-Aug-96 14:05:48 +xpkCyblibs.prefs 7164 4192 41.4% 14-Aug-96 19:51:04 +StartCybPatch 1660 1026 38.1% 23-Jul-96 18:36:26 +StartCybPatch.info 47165 18009 61.8% 14-Aug-96 19:32:08 +xpkCYB_engl.guide 1869 1353 27.6% 14-Aug-96 00:57:32 +xpkCYB_engl.guide.info 51180 19520 61.8% 14-Aug-96 19:35:40 +xpkCYB_fr.guide 1869 1351 27.7% 14-Aug-96 00:57:32 +xpkCYB_fr.guide.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 125827 53292 57.6% 24-Aug-96 12:55:22 12 files