Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 20:14:22 +1000 (EST) From: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> To: "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com> Cc: Alec Wolman <wolman@cs.washington.edu>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: gnu tar upgrade? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908171959210.77430-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <19990816141600.A67747@dragon.nuxi.com>
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> Upgrading tar is something I've been wanting to do for over a > year. Anything to speed me along would be helpful. > Well, like the README file in src/gnu/usr.bin/tar says: "This GNU tar 1.11.2. Please send bug reports, etc., to bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu. This is a beta-test release. Please ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ try it out. There is no manual; the release of version 1.12 will contain a manual." [the file is dated Jun 18, 1993!] Doesn't give one much confidence in the quality of the software, especially if you don't know its been heavily modified... Also, our tar has never been compatible with Amanda-2.41p1 (one must install gnu-tar 1.12 + patches). -- :{ andyf@speednet.com.au Andy Farkas System Administrator Speednet Communications http://www.speednet.com.au/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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