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feat: publish a large pack as zips, not byte ranges

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@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ bash scripts/download.sh retroarch ~/RetroArch/system/
bash scripts/download.sh --list # show available packs
```
A pack published in several volumes is downloaded part by part, joined, and
checked against the SHA-256 the release publishes before anything is
extracted. `python scripts/download.py` does the same on Windows.
A pack published in several parts is downloaded part by part and checked
against the SHA-256 the release publishes before anything is extracted.
`python scripts/download.py` does the same on Windows.
### Option 3: manual download
@@ -87,15 +87,19 @@ extracted. `python scripts/download.py` does the same on Windows.
2. Download the ZIP pack for your platform
3. Extract to the BIOS directory listed below
Packs over 2 GB are split into numbered volumes (`.zip.001`, `.zip.002`).
Download every part into the same folder, then open the `.001` with 7-Zip or
PeaZip, which read the whole set. To join them into one ZIP first:
A pack over 2 GB comes in several parts, and every part is needed. How to
open them depends on their name:
- Linux/macOS: `cat Pack.zip.0* > Pack.zip`
- Windows (cmd): `copy /b Pack.zip.001+Pack.zip.002 Pack.zip`
- `Pack.part1of2.zip`, `Pack.part2of2.zip`: each part is an ordinary ZIP.
Extract them all into the same folder.
- `Pack.zip.001`, `Pack.zip.002` (releases up to v2026.09.04): slices of one
ZIP, none of which opens on its own. Put them in one folder and open the
`.001` with 7-Zip or PeaZip, or join them first:
- Linux/macOS: `cat Pack.zip.0* > Pack.zip`
- Windows: `cmd /c copy /b Pack.zip.001+Pack.zip.002 Pack.zip`
A frontend's own extractor may refuse a volume: Batocera answers `Archive
type: '001' is not yet supported`. Join the parts from a shell there. See
A frontend's own extractor may refuse a slice: Batocera answers `Archive
type: '001' is not yet supported`. Join the slices from a shell there. See
[Download](../which-pack.md) for the per-setup instructions.
## BIOS directory by platform