Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 19:17:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> To: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GNU is not tar Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970512191453.263I-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <3377A659.A21@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co>
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On Mon, 12 May 1997, Pedro F. Giffuni wrote: > Hi, > GNU tar gave me some problems setting the blocksize, so I remembered > someone recommended an alternative tar program on the ports list. I > think our gnu tar is outdated (current version should be 1.12), but > looking at: > ftp://ftp.fokus.gmd.de/pub/unix/star/README.otherbugs > my conclusion is that GNU tar is so buggy we should replace it in the > base distribution and move it to the ports tree. So far, Pedro, I've heard about one problem, and that not a major one. Could you justify calling GNU tar "so buggy" ? And, do you have enough experience with star so you could nonestly say it doesn't have an even worse set? Saying that star has one item it does better is a little thin. Is there more? > > Pedro. > > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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