Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:41:14 +0100 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Steven Hartland <killing@multiplay.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD tar errors on valid empty tar.gz Message-ID: <4786BB2A.30701@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <00f201c853e7$aba076b0$b6db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> References: <004901c853dc$54acf230$b6db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <1EBB2F6E-DE1F-4EDE-885F-F8CEB60E6F6A@mac.com> <00a801c853e4$5589eb10$b6db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <4786B39B.6020403@FreeBSD.org> <00f201c853e7$aba076b0$b6db87d4@multiplay.co.uk>
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Steven Hartland wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kris Kennaway" <kris@FreeBSD.org> >> Steven Hartland wrote: >>> A totally empty file is not valid try the following test:- >>>> touch empty >>>> tar cvzf test.tar.gz --files-from empty >>>> tar tvzf test.tar.gz tar: Unrecognized archive format: Inappropriate >>>> file type or format >>>> tar --version >>>> bsdtar 1.2.53 - libarchive 1.2.53 >>>> gtar tvzf test.tar.gz >>>> gtar --version >>>> tar (GNU tar) 1.15.1 >>> >>> Tested on: FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p9 >> >> OK, so it's already fixed? > > Not that I'm aware of. gtar works but libarchive tar fails on > the file it created. Yes, in 6.2. What about the report that it works in 6.3? Kris
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