[SOLVED] How to associate Thunar with Ark ?

brodo · 07-03-2015, 02:18 AM

I compiled Thunar-1.6.10 using PV building script and thunar-archive-plugin-0.3.1 using SBo script.

But when I try to use a left-click option in Thunar like "create archive" all I get is the info "no suitable archive manager found".
Thunar-archive-plugin is said to be compatible with Ark that already exists on my curren Slackware installation.

Why is it so ?

kikinovak · 07-03-2015, 07:01 AM

All I can tell you is thunar-archive-plugin works great with Xarchiver, also available at SBo.

brodo · 07-03-2015, 08:12 AM

@ Kikinovak

I installed Xarchiver. Dealing with archives is OK with Thunar, but left-click action for a quick compressing of files diaappeared.
Do you have this feature ?

kikinovak · 07-03-2015, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brodo

@ Kikinovak

I installed Xarchiver. Dealing with archives is OK with Thunar, but left-click action for a quick compressing of files diaappeared.
Do you have this feature ?

Yes, I have it. I don't know where you got your packages, but I would install Xarchiver first and then thunar-archive-plugin. I can't remember if the archive manager has to be recognized at compile time.

artificiosus · 07-03-2015, 04:04 PM

I make thunar-archive-plugin work with ark by using the following patch:

Code:

--- ./scripts/ark.tap.old       2009-09-22 15:29:56.000000000 -0400
+++ ./scripts/ark.tap   2012-10-20 11:40:57.276057633 -0400
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# file-roller.tap - Wrapper script to create and extract archive files
-#                   in Thunar, via the thunar-archive-plugin, using the
-#                   KDE ark archive manager.
+# ark.tap - Wrapper script to create and extract archive files
+#           in Thunar, via the thunar-archive-plugin, using the
+#           KDE ark archive manager.
 #
 # $Id$
 #
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@
 # check the action
 case $action in
 create)
-       exec ark --add "$@"
+       exec ark -cdp "$@"
        ;;
 
 extract-here)
-       exec ark --extract-to "$folder" "$@"
-       ;;
+       exec ark -bea "$@"
+       ;;
 
 extract-to)
-       exec ark --extract "$@"
-       ;;
+       exec ark -bed "$@"
+       ;;
 
 *)
        echo "Unsupported action '$action'" >&2

I apply it by adding the following to line 71 of the thunar-archive-plugin.Slackbuild

zcat $CWD/ark.tap.diff.gz | patch -p1 --verbose || exit 1

brodo · 07-05-2015, 02:51 AM

Kikinovak

<<<< Yes, I have it. I don't know where you got your packages, but I would install Xarchiver first and then thunar-archive-plugin. I can't remember if the archive manager has to be recognized at compile time. >>>>

This worked for me, thanks !