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Subject: Re: Change tar to GNU
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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