On Mon, 27 May 2002, Stephen Zander wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name : libarchive-tar-perl > Version : 0.22 > Upstream Author : Stephen Zander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-authors/Stephen_Zander/ > * License : GPL/Artistic > > Description : Archive::Tar - manipulate tar files in perl > Archive::Tar allows you to create, read, write, extract & update > tar files using native perl code (no system('tar -xf')). It > supports both compressed & uncompressed tarfiles as well as the > GNU extension to the standard tar structure. > > Archive::Tar generally provides an object-oriented interface but > it is also possible to do common tarfile operations in a > procedural manner.
Does it support all gnu extensions(probably not, there are alot)? Does it support GNU long names/links? Does it support POSIX long names/links? Does it support SYSV tars(no extensions)? Can it auto-detect the above, and also allow any of the above output types? Sorry, I'm just plugging Altar, which does what Archive::Tar does, plus the above, plus supports cpio(binary and compat) and ar(including long names), in an abstract, OO way, but for java. I need to release that sometime. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
