I'm looking for a method of packing all the files of my applications into one archive,
and the ability to extract & load them into memory at runtime with C++.
I've tried googling it, but I'm not sure if I'm searching with the right criteria because
I'm not finding much. I read of using zip files or zlib, but I'm not sure how to go about
using those. Could anyone possibly point me in the right direction for a cross platform
solution to my problem?
Use a library, perhaps?
zlib is the library of choice - open source with a non-viral license, proven, reliable and portable.
http://www.zlib.net/
You might want to use a C++ wrapper for zlib. Very many are available; for example
http://code.google.com/p/zipstream/
http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/compgeom/gzstream/
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