Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 22:28:04 +0300 From: Vladimir Tchoukharev <chu@h33.erkki.ton.tut.fi> To: phk@FreeBSD.org Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/25620: tar does not handle existing large minor numbers Message-ID: <3AC23B44.18AA6956@h33.erkki.ton.tut.fi> References: <200103281745.f2SHjpB33977@freefall.freebsd.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
phk@FreeBSD.org wrote: > > Synopsis: tar does not handle existing large minor numbers > > State-Changed-From-To: open->closed > State-Changed-By: phk > State-Changed-When: Wed Mar 28 09:44:37 PST 2001 > State-Changed-Why: > You are right, as it says: it doesn't. > > The tar format is a semi fixed width field format, and the field > for device numbers were designed for 16 bit (8 major, 8 minor) > and can not absorb our 32 bit (8 major, 16+8 minor) numbers. > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=25620 OK, thanks for clearification. What about adding these same words to the man page, section "Bugs"? Best regards, V. Tchoukharev To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?3AC23B44.18AA6956>