RE: /usr/bin/tar: Archive value 88578 is out of uid_t range 0..65535

2003-02-01 Thread Gary R. Van Sickle
> I use the cpan shell to install Perl modules, but I often get the > error messages like > > /usr/bin/tar: Archive value 88578 is out of uid_t range 0..65535 > > and tar ends with a non-zero exit status so the module won't > install. How can I get around thi

/usr/bin/tar: Archive value 88578 is out of uid_t range 0..65535

2003-02-01 Thread Peter J. Acklam
I use the cpan shell to install Perl modules, but I often get the error messages like /usr/bin/tar: Archive value 88578 is out of uid_t range 0..65535 and tar ends with a non-zero exit status so the module won't install. How can I get around this? Are there any plans of supporting h