Short: Y2K patches for LZX 1.21r Uploader: Mikolaj Calusinski Author: Mikolaj Calusinski type: util/arc Here you can find my quick patches for all versions of LZX 1.21 registered dealing with Year 2000 problems. I made these fixes to be as transparent as possible with special care not to cause any damage to (de)compressing routines. Tests show that everything runs fine, however I take no responsibility for any possible damage these patches may cause, etc. Use at your own risk. Hopefully Jonathan Forbes will be so kind (again) to release an official update soon. Patched versions of LZX should store/restore/list correct dates upto 2033. In 2034 the new revision of data header will be needed as currently the program stores year using 6 bits only; 2034-1970=64 and 64 requires 7 bits. Installation: use freely distributable spatch program (included) on exe files from original LZX 1.21r distribution (it can be found on Aminet as 'lzx121r1.lha' in 'util/arc' directory). Now choose the executable which is suitable for your CPU and enter f.ex.: 'spatch LZX_68040r'. You will get fixed LZX exe named 'LZX_68040r.new'. LZX is Copyright © 1995 Data Compression Technologies spatch is Copyright © 1992 SAS Institute, Inc.