Bug 15807 - Remove the "zip" recipe from core (unmaintained upstream)
Summary: Remove the "zip" recipe from core (unmaintained upstream)
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: OE-Core
Classification: Build System, Metadata & Runtime
Component: core (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: x86 Multiple
: Medium+ enhancement
Target Milestone: 6.1 M1
Assignee: Randy MacLeod
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Reported: 2025-03-21 23:20 UTC by Yoann Congal
Modified: 2026-03-31 17:48 UTC (History)
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Description Yoann Congal 2025-03-21 23:20:37 UTC 
https://infozip.sourceforge.net/Zip.html#Release => last release is from 2008.

We need to take care of users of this recipe and/or find an alternative.
Comment 1 Randy MacLeod 2025-03-27 14:34:53 UTC 
There is p7zip and minizip-ng that someone should investigate.