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Date:      Wed, 29 Mar 2000 02:50:03 -0800 (PST)
From:      Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: bin/17619: pax cannot read all tar files created by tar. 
Message-ID:  <200003291050.CAA60717@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR bin/17619; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To: marcolz@stack.nl
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: bin/17619: pax cannot read all tar files created by tar. 
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:41:38 +0200

 On Mon, 27 Mar 2000 14:57:39 +0200, marcolz@stack.nl wrote:
 
 > 	When trying to read a tar file created by GNU-tar or Solaris's tar,
 > 	pax asks for another archive. It seems to misinterpret the tar-header.
 > 	Some sizes of tar's will be handled just right, others don't.
 
 Unfortunately, pax doesn't look like one of those parts of FreeBSD that
 anyone takes an active interest in.  This may not be fixed any time soon
 without patches. :-(
 
 Ciao,
 Sheldon.
 


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