How to split a zip archive into parts when creating [Linux]

Question

linux

There are large folders (obviously more than 2GB, which is the limit for the size of a zip archive according to the specification). You need to archive them, moreover, by creating a multi-volume archive (part sizes of 500MB, for example).
I re-read the entire man zip - I did not see anything similar. zipsplit splits an already finished archive into parts (but I can't create it >2GB, so that I can split it later).
Other archive formats are not suitable for many reasons.
Is there a way out of this problem?
If important, debian lenny.
Thank you.

Answer 1

man tar
option -L

Answer 2

zip does not support multivolumes. You can manually break it with some script

Answer 3

Try 7-zip (the p7zip package, there is an option -vXXm just splitting into a multi-volume, but only for its 7z (!), This feature is not supported in zip, it is unfinished there).
Of the advantages, very rich functionality and multiplatform, so it might be suitable, see man 7zr