Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:12:09 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 228069] tar(1) fails to append newer files only (-u, --update), but always appends all files (like -r). Message-ID: <bug-228069-227-QMaPhaGPtW@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-228069-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=228069 titus m <titus@edc.ro> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |titus@edc.ro --- Comment #1 from titus m <titus@edc.ro> --- the problem comes from the fact that tar file format (ustar/default) does not support fractional file timestamps and the file system does. so the files on the filesystem having most likeley a fractional mtime will always appear to be newer than the ones in the archive. A work-around is to use pax (or fix libarchive to compare mtime_nanoseconds only when archive->format is "pax") -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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