Re: Proposal: cpio-mode

[Lars Brinkhoff]

Stefan Monnier wrote:
> Douglas Lewan wrote:
>> A cpio mode has been in the emacs TODO file for as long as I've
>> looked there.  I'd like to write that. Is there really still
>> interest?
>
> It'd fit very nicely in GNU ELPA, I think, yes.  Of course, the fact
> that noone wrote one up might indicate that the demand is not very
> high, but I for one would enjoy easier access to the initramfs files,
> for example.

I just now wanted to open an rpm file like I would a tar file.  I
understand rpm files are mostly compressed cpio files.

So, +1 on cpio-mode.