OpenSource C library for live zip file processing

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I'm looking for a C/C++ library that can open and read the contents of zipfiles (writing zipfiles isn't a strict requirement but would be nice).

I want to be able to open a file, enumerate the files and then efficient read (unencrypted) data from the files in the zipfile.

All the libraries I've found are all very WIN32 specific. I need something that can run on Mac OS X or iPhone (PPC, X86 or 64-bit).

I'm not worried about Zip64 (although again, that would be nice)

Edit: Please don't suggest zlib. Zlib is a library for compressing/decompressing zipped data. It doesn't know anything about actual zipfiles.

Duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/262899/portable-zip-library-for-c-c-not-an-application taken from http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=opensource+zip+library — dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten, Feb 09 '10 at 17:23
I wouldn't disparage the Zlib library for only handling streams. There is code in the "contrib" folder of the Zlib source distribution that you might find useful. In particular see "contrib/minizip", which uses Zlib to handle .zip files. — bta, Feb 09 '10 at 17:53

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 17 '11 at 14:06

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Would this do? Minizip? Or even 7-zip?

edited Nov 17 '11 at 14:06

answered Feb 09 '10 at 17:33

t0mm13b

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 09 '10 at 17:16

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how about zlib.

answered Feb 09 '10 at 17:16

bhups

Same response as above: Zlib doesn't actually process zipfiles. It just handles the compression/decompression of zipped streams. – schwa Feb 09 '10 at 17:25
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However the zlib downlaod includes mini-zip which does – Martin Beckett Feb 09 '10 at 20:07

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 09 '10 at 17:32

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They make the unzip utility on linux, I'm pretty sure you could use their codebase for your projects.

answered Feb 09 '10 at 17:32

static_rtti

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