Masks aren't working, are broken

[Masquerade]

Yesterday, suddenly my masks in arc.groups stopped working completely. Some work, but it's seemingly random.

Here's my example:

I make my arc.groups completely empty, fill it with:

$bin
*.exe
*.dll

Now, if compress with:

-mx64zlib+srep+lolz/$bin=rz

The mask goes first and the exe and dlls are grouped in the command window, but when they should be compressed with rz, the arc just keeps on going, grouping all the files not part of the mask with it:

https://i.imgur.com/ncCj1tF.png

This leads to everything being compressed improperly.

Another example, we add:

$mp3
*mp3

-mx64zlib+srep+lolz/$bin=rz/$mp3=mpz

MPZ will run, but then everything gets compressed with MPZ!

Just a note: above game has no mp3, I know, but this is for every game I try!

I am so confused and I am at a total loss..

Please can anyone help?

[KaktoR]

Try with $Default in arc.groups at the end of the file (do not put any files there, just the group).

[Masquerade]

Try with $Default in arc.groups at the end of the file (do not put any files there, just the group).

That did not fix it

Do you mean to use $default in the command line too?

[shazzla]

Try this :
Add $default in yourgroups.ini's FIRST LINE.
Use this cmd line to pack:

arc.exe a -r -i2 -lc- -mYOURMETHOD archive.arc datatocompress


And of course ,u have to add --groups=yourgroups.ini in ur cmd line!

[KaktoR]

That did not fix it

Do you mean to use $default in the command line too?

$Default
$binkpack
*.bk2
*.bik
...
..
.

If you like sent me your compressor tool with PM and I will look what's wrong.

[Masquerade]

$Default

Added to the top of group list and WORKING!! Thanks so much.

I was using it without Default marker for at least 6 months without a problem, so I don't know what caused it to have a wobbly soon :confused: