Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:56:58 -0700 From: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> To: arch@freebsd.org, re@freebsd.org Subject: RFC: bsdtar in 5.3 Message-ID: <40DE6FBA.1010801@freebsd.org>
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I would like to make bsdtar the default FreeBSD system tar for -CURRENT within the next week or so. That should give it broad enough usage over the next couple of months to prove that it's ready for 5-STABLE. My plan: * Make /usr/bin/tar default to a symlink to /usr/bin/bsdtar as soon as possible. (Currently, it defaults to /usr/bin/gtar unless you build WITH_BSDTAR.) * Leave /usr/bin/gtar in the base system through the 5.x cycle. * For 6.0, remove /usr/bin/gtar and rename /usr/bin/bsdtar to /usr/bin/tar. Any objections, suggestions, or comments? Tim Kientzle
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