jpillora / jpillora/chisel

Zip support for Windows compression

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Description

Hello

Would you be able to build Windows image with .ZIP compression, by default Windows Power-shell does not have a simple way to extract it from .gz files. So for my use case we would not be able to automate chisel installation without using third party solution

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Research direction

Start by locating the Windows image and release packaging configuration, then trace how the current .gz artifacts are produced. Add ZIP output for the Windows build and verify that a default Windows PowerShell installation can extract it and automate chisel installation without a third-party tool.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, powershell
Domain
operating-systems, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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