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tar fiiinally arrived at the file. now it needs to extract it ​:neofox_baa:​

@puniko
Doing O(log(n)) tasks in O(n).
Maybe tar should be rewritten in !C

Jul 10, 2023, 12:26 PM·Public
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@wakame@tech.lgbt ​:neofox_baa:​ you can't make tape like archive faster than tape like archives

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@puniko
It has always been that way :blobcatgiggle:​

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@wakame @puniko what language would be more appropriate than C

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@kirby @puniko
After a cursory look at the source, I would have argued for not linearly searching the list of files.
And also maybe not storing the files as a linked list.

And yes, that could also be done in C. At least, I didn't find my pet peeve strlen in the source yet.

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