On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 22:37:12 +1100 Glenn McGrath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:37:42 +0100 > Bastian Blank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > tar produces oldgnu archives in gnu mode. > > From the tar Changelog i see you have to use --format=ustar to create > normal tar archives. But that doesnt help busybox tar. I tried specifying formats of gnu, oldgnu, posix, ustar and v7 with GNU tar 1.13.92 and busybox tar cannot extract any of them without oldgnu compatability mode enabled. So many people hell bent on destroying the tar standard, why cant they just leave it alone.... Glenn -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
