Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 21:44:13 -0700 From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GNU is not tar Message-ID: <3377F19D.4A39@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970512201618.263K-100000@Journey2.mat.net>
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Chuck Robey wrote:
>
> It wasn't as standard as GNU tar. In my own experience, GNU tar, while
> not perfect, was the best tar out there, which is why I was somewhat
> skeptical of you wanting to move to another. I didn't say it was
> perfect, just the best alternative.
>
OK, I'm just checking out the options. I didn't like star either. I'll
probably use PAX from now on.
Here's what star's author says about PAX:
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2) pax / ustar i.e. SunOS 4.1 (USENIX)
- Dumps core on every even/odd use.
- Computes checksums only on the first 500 bytes of the
tar header: not conforming to Posix 1003.1 standard.
Note: This claims to be a reference implementation for
the Posix 1003.1 standard!
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Fixable, when compared with his diagnostic of gnu tar.
Pedro.
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