From owner-freebsd-bugs Wed Mar 29 3:10: 5 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48F1337BF06 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:10:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id DAA66195; Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:10:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 03:10:04 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200003291110.DAA66195@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Marc Olzheim Subject: Re: bin/17619: pax cannot read all tar files created by tar. Reply-To: Marc Olzheim Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR bin/17619; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Marc Olzheim To: Sheldon Hearn Cc: marcolz@stack.nl, FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/17619: pax cannot read all tar files created by tar. Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 13:08:09 +0200 > > > On Mon, 27 Mar 2000 14:57:39 +0200, marcolz@stack.nl wrote: > > > When trying to read a tar file created by GNU-tar or Solaris's tar, > > pax asks for another archive. It seems to misinterpret the tar-header. > > Some sizes of tar's will be handled just right, others don't. > > Unfortunately, pax doesn't look like one of those parts of FreeBSD that > anyone takes an active interest in. This may not be fixed any time soon > without patches. :-( OK, then I'll look into it as soon as I've got the time. Zlo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message