bug#8968: arc-mode 7z writing support

[Juri Linkov]

I'd like to install a patch that implements update/delete operations
for 7z archives in arc-mode.el:

=== modified file 'lisp/arc-mode.el'
--- lisp/arc-mode.el    2011-04-19 13:44:55 +0000
+++ lisp/arc-mode.el    2011-06-30 21:39:45 +0000
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@
 ;;                     --------------------------------------------
 ;; View listing                Intern  Intern  Intern  Intern  Y       Y
 ;; Extract member      Y       Y       Y       Y       Y       Y
-;; Save changed member Y       Y       Y       Y       N       N
+;; Save changed member Y       Y       Y       Y       N       Y
 ;; Add new member      N       N       N       N       N       N
-;; Delete member       Y       Y       Y       Y       N       N
+;; Delete member       Y       Y       Y       Y       N       Y
 ;; Rename member       Y       Y       N       N       N       N
 ;; Chmod               -       Y       Y       -       N       N
 ;; Chown               -       Y       -       -       N       N
@@ -328,6 +328,27 @@ (defcustom archive-7z-extract
                        (string :format "%v")))
   :group 'archive-7z)
 
+(defcustom archive-7z-expunge
+  '("7z" "d")
+  "Program and its options to run in order to delete 7z file members.
+Archive and member names will be added."
+  :type '(list (string :tag "Program")
+              (repeat :tag "Options"
+                      :inline t
+                      (string :format "%v")))
+  :group 'archive-7z)
+
+(defcustom archive-7z-update
+  '("7z" "u")
+  "Program and its options to run in order to update a 7z file member.
+Options should ensure that specified directory will be put into the 7z
+file.  Archive and member name will be added."
+  :type '(list (string :tag "Program")
+              (repeat :tag "Options"
+                      :inline t
+                      (string :format "%v")))
+  :group 'archive-7z)
+
 ;; -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;;; Section: Variables
 
@@ -2037,7 +2058,9 @@ (defun archive-7z-summarize ()
     (with-temp-buffer
       (call-process "7z" nil t nil "l" "-slt" file)
       (goto-char (point-min))
-      (re-search-forward "^-+\n")
+      ;; Four dashes start the meta info section that should be skipped.
+      ;; Archive members start with more than four dashes.
+      (re-search-forward "^-----+\n")
       (while (re-search-forward "^Path = \\(.*\\)\n" nil t)
         (goto-char (match-end 0))
         (let ((name (match-string 1))
@@ -2084,6 +2107,12 @@ (defun archive-7z-extract (archive name)
          (message "%s" (buffer-string)))
        (delete-file tmpfile)))))
 
+(defun archive-7z-write-file-member (archive descr)
+  (archive-*-write-file-member
+   archive
+   descr
+   archive-7z-update))
+
 ;; -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;;; Section `ar' archives.