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Subject: Re: FreeBSD tar errors on valid empty tar.gz
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Steven Hartland wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kris Kennaway" <kris@FreeBSD.org>
>> Steven Hartland wrote:
>>> A totally empty file is not valid try the following test:-
>>>> touch empty
>>>> tar cvzf test.tar.gz --files-from empty
>>>> tar tvzf test.tar.gz tar: Unrecognized archive format: Inappropriate 
>>>> file type or format
>>>> tar --version
>>>> bsdtar 1.2.53 - libarchive 1.2.53
>>>> gtar tvzf test.tar.gz
>>>> gtar --version
>>>> tar (GNU tar) 1.15.1
>>>
>>> Tested on: FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p9
>>
>> OK, so it's already fixed?
> 
> Not that I'm aware of. gtar works but libarchive tar fails on
> the file it created.

Yes, in 6.2.  What about the report that it works in 6.3?

Kris