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Date:      Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:12:14 -0800
From:      Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org>
To:        Ruslan Ermilov <ru@freebsd.org>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Change tar to GNU
Message-ID:  <42163E0E.2020303@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <20050218104527.GB47973@ip.net.ua>
References:  <4214ED77.6000206@os.lv> <4214F2CB.8030506@alumni.rice.edu> <20050218104527.GB47973@ip.net.ua>

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Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2005 at 01:38:51PM -0600, Jon Noack wrote:
>>Kaspars wrote:
>>
>>Throw "WITH_GTAR=yes" into /etc/make.conf.  After the next 
>>build/installworld, you're back to gtar.  For the time being you may 
>>simply point your script to "gtar" as pointed out in other responses.
>>
> 
> The WITH_GTAR knob should probably be documented in make.conf(5)
> and /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf.

WITH_GTAR is intended as a purely
transitional aid.  gtar should be removed
from the base system in 6.x.

People who really need to use gtar should
call it "gtar" ;-)

Tim



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