nofactor.cmp
 

This morning I downloaded a copy of nofactor.cmp, but I was unable to read it. What is the best way to open it?

From http://www.mersenne.org/status.htm:
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You will need a [url=ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/decomp.zip]special program[/url] to decompress the known factors data and the how far factored data.[/quote]

To use after you have downloaded and unzipped into the same directory as nofactor.cmp, just type "decomp -n [i]startofrange[/i] [i]endofrange[/i]" at the DOS prompt.

[quote="NickGlover"]From http://www.mersenne.org/status.htm:
[quote]
You will need a [url=ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/decomp.zip]special program[/url] to decompress the known factors data and the how far factored data.[/quote]

To use after you have downloaded and unzipped into the same directory as nofactor.cmp, just type "decomp -n [i]startofrange[/i] [i]endofrange[/i]" at the DOS prompt.[/quote]

And of course if you want a file in a suitable format to make into your worktodo.ini file (simply by renaming it) then extract with the -W switch ie

decomp -w start finish