Re: [PATCH] change default --format from gnu to posix

2021-12-15 Thread Antonio Diaz Diaz
Paul Eggert wrote: This discussion suggests the need for a new, easy-to use format option, which is like '-Hpax' except that it omits atime and ctime, and omits the subseconds part of mtime. Using this format would mean that pax extensions won't be used unless they're needed (a file with a long n

Re: [PATCH] change default --format from gnu to posix

2021-12-15 Thread Mike Frysinger
On 14 Dec 2021 11:33, Paul Eggert wrote: > On 12/13/21 21:56, Mike Frysinger wrote: > > for automake, the limitations in the default v7 catch people off guard (like > > filename limits). > > This is a good reason to switch formats. That being said, a downside of > --format=pax is that it gratuito