Adam Heath wrote:
>On Mon, 27 May 2002, Stephen Zander wrote:
>> 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?
No, bug #141394.
>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.
We need a Perl interface! :) I suppose in theory it's possible to wire
Perl and Java together via gcj, but probably too painful for words.
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