Re: Incorrect information in the manual about the tar-v7 option

On 2008-09-17 23:19:14 -0500, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > On Thu, 18 Sep 2008, Vincent Lefevre wrote: >> I'd say that old, limited, non-standard formats are likely to be less >> tested than current ones, thus they are more likely to have problems >> with new tools. > > Why would you say that? Are you

Re: Incorrect information in the manual about the tar-v7 option

On Thu, 18 Sep 2008, Vincent Lefevre wrote: I'd say that old, limited, non-standard formats are likely to be less tested than current ones, thus they are more likely to have problems with new tools. Why would you say that? Are you saying that the millions of tar files already out there have

Re: Incorrect information in the manual about the tar-v7 option

On 2008-09-17 22:45:15 +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > * Vincent Lefevre wrote on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 06:09:43PM CEST: > > Shouldn't tar-ustar be the default instead of tar-v7? > > I'm not an expert on tar implementations and their issues, > and what would be a good default nowadays. > > Help?

Re: Incorrect information in the manual about the tar-v7 option

Ralf Wildenhues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Vincent Lefevre wrote on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 06:09:43PM CEST: >> >> The automake manual (several versions) says about the tar-v7 option: >> >> `tar-v7' selects the old V7 tar format. This is the historical >> default. This antiquated f

Re: Incorrect information in the manual about the tar-v7 option

[ ] Hello Vincent, all, Thanks for the report. * Vincent Lefevre wrote on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 06:09:43PM CEST: > > The automake manual (several versions) says about the tar-v7 option: > > `tar-v7' selects the old V7 tar for