>>>>> "BM" == Bob McConnell <r...@cbord.com> writes:

  BM> To remove the tar binary from Config.pm:
  BM> 1) Open C:\camelbox\lib\CPAN\Config.pm in an editor that understands
  BM> Unix files (NOT notepad.exe; wordpad will work for this)
  BM> 2) Find the line that says 'tar' => q[C:\\camelbox\\bin\\tar.EXE] and
  BM> remove the tar.EXE command; the tar command should look like this when
  BM> you're done:

  BM> 'tar' => q[],

  BM> CPAN will then switch to using Archive::Tar when you go to
  BM> download/install modules.

that implicates the tar.exe in your box as the guilty party. put the
blame on camelbox for not handling some variation in tar headers that
all other tar utils and modules can handle. report this as a big bug to
them.

uri

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