andy thomas <a...@time-domain.co.uk> wrote:
> I've tended to use GNU tar on Solaris as apparently there was a bug in the
> Solaris version of tar from very log ago where it would not extract files
> properly from tarfiles created on non-Solaris systems. Maybe this
> long-standing bug has been fixed at last?
This is a result from the fact that GNU tar does not create tar archives.
GNU tar is a real problem with respect to interoperability.
star works on any OS and is standard compliant.
Jörg
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