Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2021 22:44:04 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 257063] archivers/star: Do not install 'gnutar' for it is broken Message-ID: <bug-257063-7788@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D257063 Bug ID: 257063 Summary: archivers/star: Do not install 'gnutar' for it is broken Product: Ports & Packages Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: Individual Port(s) Assignee: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: ice@extreme.hu CC: fuz@fuz.su CC: fuz@fuz.su Flags: maintainer-feedback?(fuz@fuz.su) The recent addition of 'gnutar' to point to 'star' prohibits (at least) Fir= efox from building correctly: ../../config/nsinstall -D /usr/ports/www/firefox-esr/work/stage/usr/local/lib/firefox=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 (cd ../../dist/firefox && /usr/local/bin/gnutar --exclude=3Dprecomplete --exclude=3D.mkdir.done -chf - .) | \ (cd /usr/ports/www/firefox-esr/work/stage/usr/local/lib/firefox && tar -x= f -)=20 gnutar: Bad Option: -chf.=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 Usage: gnutar cmd [options] file1 ... filen=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20 Use gnutar --help=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 and gnutar --xhelp=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 to get a list of valid cmds and options.=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20 Use gnutar -H help=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 to get a list of valid archive header formats.=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 For a more complete user interface use the star type command interface.=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 See 'man star'. The gnutar command is more or less limited to the=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 GNU tar command line interface.=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20 ../../config/nsinstall -D /usr/ports/www/firefox-esr/work/stage/usr/local/b= in rm -f -f /usr/ports/www/firefox-esr/work/stage/usr/local/bin/firefox ln -s /usr/local/lib/firefox/firefox /usr/ports/www/firefox-esr/work/stage/usr/local/bin gmake[3]: Leaving directory '/usr/ports/www/firefox-esr/work/.build/browser/installer' I believe the error is because something in here finds the 'gnutar' executa= ble as a suitable GNU tar to use, which has recently been installed by archivers/star: $ ls -l /usr/local/bin/gnutar lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 4 Jul 2 00:22 /usr/local/bin/gnutar -> star star is rather obviously completely unsuitable as a stand-in for GNU tar --= the arguments star chokes on have been completely fine for GNU tar for close to two decades (I do not have an older one handy to check). Please stop installing the 'gnutar' link. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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