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Create .taz, .tar.Z TAR Archive

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Demonstrates how to create a compressed TAR archive containing an entire directory tree. This example creates a compressed archive using Unix "Z" compression. The typical file extensions used are .tar.Z and .taz. Zig

const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    var success: bool = false;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    const tar = try chilkat.Tar.init();
    defer tar.deinit();

    // The TAR component will produce a  GNU tar 1.13.x format
    // archive by default.
    // It is also possible to create PAX -- POSIX 1003.1-2001 format
    // or USTAR -- POSIX 1003.1-1988 format.
    // Set the WriteFormat property to "gnu", "pax", or "ustar" to
    // choose the output TAR format:
    tar.setWriteFormat("gnu");

    // Add a directory tree to be included in the output TAR archive:
    success = if (tar.addDirRoot("/Users/chilkat/temp/abc123")) true else |_| false;
    if (!success) {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try tar.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    }

    // First write a .tar, then compress to a .Z using UnixCompress.
    success = if (tar.writeTar("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar")) true else |_| false;
    if (!success) {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try tar.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    }

    const uc = try chilkat.UnixCompress.init();
    defer uc.deinit();

    success = if (uc.compressFile("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar", "/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.Z")) true else |_| false;
    if (!success) {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try uc.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
    } else {
        std.debug.print("Success.\n", .{});
    }
}