Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 20:17:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> To: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> Cc: hackers@freeBSD.org Subject: Re: GNU is not tar Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970512201618.263K-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <3377CD76.502A@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co>
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On Mon, 12 May 1997, Pedro F. Giffuni wrote: > Chuck: > Read the URL, it has a list of bugs. GNU tar is not POSIX. I'm not sure > of putting in "star" either, I'm testing it now. For sure we should at > least upgrade GNU tar. > What ever happened to BSD tar? It was pre-POSIX but it was an option > also. It wasn't as standard as GNU tar. In my own experience, GNU tar, while not perffect, was the best tar out there, which is why I was somewhat skeptical of you wanting to move to another. I didn't say it was perfect, just the best alternative. > > --Pedro. > > > Chuck Robey wrote: > > > > On Mon, 12 May 1997, Pedro F. Giffuni wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > GNU tar gave me some problems setting the blocksize, so I remembered > > > someone recommended an alternative tar program on the ports list. I > > > think our gnu tar is outdated (current version should be 1.12), but > > > looking at: > > > ftp://ftp.fokus.gmd.de/pub/unix/star/README.otherbugs > > > my conclusion is that GNU tar is so buggy we should replace it in the > > > base distribution and move it to the ports tree. > > > > So far, Pedro, I've heard about one problem, and that not a major one. > > Could you justify calling GNU tar "so buggy" ? And, do you have enough > > experience with star so you could nonestly say it doesn't have an even > > worse set? Saying that star has one item it does better is a little > > thin. Is there more? > > > > > > > > Pedro. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > > Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data > > chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. > > 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | > > Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD > > (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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