Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:06:48 +0100 From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> To: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Request for Comments: libarchive, bsdtar Message-ID: <20040114180647.GA682@arthur.nitro.dk> In-Reply-To: <4004D445.7020205@acm.org> References: <4004D445.7020205@acm.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On 2004.01.13 21:31:49 -0800, Tim Kientzle wrote: > Step 2: Rename the current system "tar" command to > "gnutar", also linked as "tar" Isn't "gtar" the normal name for gnu tar ? (not that it matters much to me). > The first fruit of my work is "libarchive," currently > on display at > http://people.freebsd.org/~kientzle/libarchive/ I downloaded libarchive-2004-01-14.tgz but it seems to be damaged. It's only 10KB (the older version is 90KB), and fails on extract (with gnu tar) saying: tar: Unexpected EOF in archive > Before I invest more > of my scarce time on refining bsdtar, I'd like to know whether > there is real interest in replacing gnutar with bsdtar. > > Feedback and comments greatly appreciated, While I have no cruse against GNU tools, I think it would really nice to replace GNU tar with a BSD licensed one. -- Simon L. Nielsen FreeBSD Documentation Team [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFABYU2h9pcDSc1mlERAoyUAJwLG/wkNFe4kgdEKI+k42llUFE2hQCcCgLI G/yY5PAuUtGVcE9P83PthzE= =K3Up -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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