Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 13:40:02 -0800 (PST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: freebsd-bugs Subject: Re: bin/5284: pkg_create uses an unstandard tar Message-ID: <199712132140.NAA17333@hub.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/5284; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG, giffunip@asme.org Cc: Subject: Re: bin/5284: pkg_create uses an unstandard tar Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 08:28:33 +1100 >GNU tar claims not to be conforming to Posix 1003.1. In order to be >really portable the packaging tools should depend on a standards >compliant tar utility. cpio/README contains a one line patch for this (in GNU tar). The patch is dated 1992. It is not the default because it breaks tar's handling of long pathnames. >>Fix: >Perhaps pax(1) should be used as a replacement...I heard that BSDI >replaces tar with pax. I trust GNU cpio more. Bruce
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