Re: Translator support for GNU tar (patch 2)

2003-06-22 Thread Marco Gerards
And here is my second attempt. I think I've fixed all minor problems everyone had with my last patch (Thanks Alfred, Marcus and Wolfgang). I would also like some comments about this patch. Please tell me what to change, add, do before sending it to the tar mailinglist. What I also like to know is

Re: Translator support for GNU tar

2003-06-22 Thread Wolfgang Jaehrling
On Sun, Jun 22, 2003 at 03:36:56PM +0200, M. Gerards wrote: > I think all my questions are answered right now, with the exception of > file_get_translator and file_set_translator. Those two functions are > undocumented and I'd like to know if I used them the right way. They are documented in fs.d

Re: Translator support for GNU tar

2003-06-22 Thread M. Gerards
Quoting Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: [...] > > To add translators to a tar file you have to use the "-a" switch. It > > doesn't add symlinks, devices and fifos. I guess that is the behaviour > > we want. > > In effect, yes. I am not quite sure on tar's internal logic, but it > appeared

Re: Translator support for GNU tar

2003-06-21 Thread Marcus Brinkmann
On Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at 10:22:34PM +0200, Marco Gerards wrote: > I wrote a patch for GNU tar to support passive translators. Wow. This is definitely going in the right direction. > To add translators to a tar file you have to use the "-a" switch. It > doesn't add symlinks, devices and fifos. I g

Re: Translator support for GNU tar

2003-06-19 Thread M. Gerards
Quoting "Alfred M. Szmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >I really appreciate any feedback, even about the changelog (My english >sucks and I guess I made some mistakes). :) > > Here you go. And thanks! >2003-06-19 Marco Gerards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * configure.ac: Check for

Re: Translator support for GNU tar

2003-06-19 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
I really appreciate any feedback, even about the changelog (My english sucks and I guess I made some mistakes). :) Here you go. 2003-06-19 Marco Gerards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * configure.ac: Check for hurd.h. * src/common.h (dump_translator_option): New variable.

Re: Translator support for GNU tar

2003-06-19 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
Was that patch to coreutils already commited? Nope. But I will try to get it applied this summer. ___ Bug-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd

Re: Translator support for GNU tar

2003-06-19 Thread Wolfgang Jaehrling
On Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at 10:22:34PM +0200, Marco Gerards wrote: > My biggest problem is autoconf. It doesn't even work perfectly for the > orginal sourcecode. I've added a test to check for the Hurd by looking > for hurd.h, is that correct? Check for individual features; for example, when the featu

Re: Translator support for GNU tar

2003-06-19 Thread M. Gerards
Quoting "Alfred M. Szmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >I have a question about the output while verbosely listing the >tarball content. Now I use a format like: ">> /hurd/ext2fs >/dev/hd0s2" just like the output for symlinks, but ">>" instead of >"->". Is this the output we want? Alfred,

Re: Translator support for GNU tar

2003-06-19 Thread Alfred M. Szmidt
I have a question about the output while verbosely listing the tarball content. Now I use a format like: ">> /hurd/ext2fs /dev/hd0s2" just like the output for symlinks, but ">>" instead of "->". Is this the output we want? Alfred, what did you use for ls? I used => for translators in t

Translator support for GNU tar

2003-06-19 Thread Marco Gerards
Hi, I wrote a patch for GNU tar to support passive translators. Can someone please check it (especially the Hurd part) before I send it to the tar mailinglist? My biggest problem is autoconf. It doesn't even work perfectly for the orginal sourcecode. I've added a test to check for the Hurd by loo