From owner-freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 3 06:50:13 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D429216A4E0 for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:50:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5407743D4C for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:50:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k736oD9l049055 for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:50:13 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k736oDY2049054; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:50:13 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:50:13 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200608030650.k736oDY2049054@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, "Dr. Markus Waldeck" Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AB9816A4DA for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:41:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 264EF43D45 for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:41:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k736fJoK085307 for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:41:19 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k736fJTi085246; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:41:19 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200608030641.k736fJTi085246@www.freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:41:19 GMT From: "Dr. Markus Waldeck" To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Cc: Subject: ports/101301: star 1.4.3 is BUGGY - replace it with star-1.5.a75 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Ports bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:50:13 -0000 >Number: 101301 >Category: ports >Synopsis: star 1.4.3 is BUGGY - replace it with star-1.5.a75 >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Aug 03 06:50:12 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dr. Markus Waldeck >Release: 6.1 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD fb 6.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE #0: Sun May 7 04:32:43 UTC 2006 root@opus.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: I observed a problem with star 1.4.3. star 1.4.3 hangs with 100 % cpu utilization if you try to untar a backup made with an actual version of star 1.5 The problem is described on the programmers homepage (http://cdrecord.berlios.de/old/private/star.html): Warning: star-1.5a28 and later may create 'global' POSIX.1-2001 extended headers. star-1.5a25 and earlier have a bug and will go into an endless loop if you try to read archives with global extended headers. >How-To-Repeat: 1. create a backup with star 1.4.3 2. try to untar it with star 1.4.3 >Fix: Remove star 1.4.3 and make a binary package of star-1.5.a75 (which works without any problems) >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: