the problem is rar itself, because the rar file format is closed source thereby creating incompatibility issues
The file has a proper structure which was properly interpreted by many archivers at the release date. Afterwards, 7-Zip fails to understand it 'cause they changed something in their code, so it is 7-Zip's fault.
You miss understand what i said and are acting aggressive over people correcting you, the way this is packaged IS indeed wrong, you can argue about it, you can be upset, but releasing in RAR format has been discouraged for YEARS now due to massive compatibility issues caused by it being a closed source format.
And, sadly, RAR is the most used compression format after ZIP. 7z does not supports what was made in the file, same goes to ZIP.
(Including the linux kernel ;o)
when multiple people tell you it is packaged wrong, it's packaged wrong.
I will turn this case scenario into a similar one.
I made a packed file in RAR, which, at the time of creating it, worked fine in every app, including 7-Zip Archiver.
Afterwards, the app you're using (7-Zip) had a regression and it fails to properly understand the contents of the package.
Now you're complaining I should have used 7-Zip instead, which is also problematic to users of more common apps, like, for example, extracting linked files from a 7z file using WinRAR or even some Android applications.
So, let's henshin it:
Let's say I made a Windows application in, obviously, EXE, which, at the time of creating it, worked fine everywhere, including Wine.
Afterwards, the app you're using to run it (Wine) had a regression and it fails to properly run my application.
Now you're complaining I should have used Java instead and compile it as JAR, which is also problematic to users, since some applications break from a Runtime Environment to the other.
See where I'm going with this?
And yes "I don't think you know what a regression is" was clearly you trying to be insulting
It was not. I was pointing out that, by reading your message, I didn't honestly thought you know what a regression was and used the work just because I also used it. And I was careful to quote "The regression isn't on 7-zips side" so people who read what I was going to say don't get the wrong idea of me trying to insult you, like you just said. It wasn't the intention at all. It was me saying "don't use words you don't know the meaning of", but that was way too rude and probably you could know what the word meant in another context, so, I went with "I don't think you know...", trying to be as polite as posible since, I clearly didn't thought you knew it. And then, I provided an explanation.
Just because i'm new here doesn't mean i don't have a plethora of experience being a dev and contributing to projects.
That was, in fact, not what I understood since, before making code suggestions, I will first at least find out which language and environment they are using to, then, suggest a change. I will not drop C code in a Lua project out of the blue.
If I don't understand what language they are using or don't know how to code in that language, then I go with pseudo code as in "if (thing happens) do (this) or else (this_other_thing)".
Almost everyone I know with a long coding history on their backs does that.
don't expect more people to help you when you act like that over people making suggestions and corrections
I'm open to suggestions and corrections and I am very patient as many community members can confirm, but, from the very first moment, you went kinda harsh with *instructions are wrong, there are three folders*, when there were just one, and, *the folder is called XEB*, when it was actually XEBPLUS, etc. You never verified the issue wasn't in your end and constantly stated the problem was caused by me. You seem like a noob trying to act like a seasoned person, 'cause, as far as I know, seasoned users or devs are careful with not making mistakes like XEB and XEBPLUS as folder names when that's a kinda important detail in that context or the fact you're having a messed extracted folder structure because of you extracting thing to subfolders in subfolders every time, which is not, by many means, seasoned user behavior. I mean, mate, you even complained about tabs and a moderator had to point you in the right direction:
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/x...pecial-xmas-showcase.38959/page-2#post-407724
So, yeah, sorry if I started to distrust everything you said afterwards, but this is a clear case of the boy who cried wolf on your side.
