On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 6:15 PM, А В <tarmik@meta.ua> wrote:
Hi, all. Is there any interest in a cross-platform C++ library which allows to create/read/write binary compound files?
Briefly, compound file is filesystem for storing files and directories within a single file on a disk. Initially compound file format is developed by Microsoft and now is the part of Microsoft's Open Specifications Documentation. Compound files are used across various platforms and applications, and not restricted by some specific domain. In general, any application can store information in such a way. I've found on the Internet interest in such library and decided to implement it.
Does it provide any benefits compared to mounting a loop device and working with it through traditional file system interfaces? It seems odd to have a library duplicating file system operations.