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Re: [Bug-tar] Re: AMTAR brokenness

From: Ralph Schleicher <rs at nunatak dot allgaeu dot org>
To: Roger Leigh <roger at whinlatter dot uklinux dot net>
Cc: Alexandre Duret-Lutz <adl at src dot lip6 dot fr>, bug-tar at gnu dot org,Sergey Poznyakoff <gray at Mirddin dot farlep dot net>, automake at gnu dot org
Date: 17 Apr 2004 10:27:47 +0200
Subject: Re: [Bug-tar] Re: AMTAR brokenness
Organization: Development Proletcult Cadre #23
References: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0404160905020.11901-100000@scooby.simplesystems.org><87zn9b4wjp.fsf@wrynose.whinlatter.uklinux.net>

Roger Leigh <roger@whinlatter.uklinux.net> writes:

> I'm using the patch I posted.  If and when anyone complains, I'll
> instruct them to build and install the latest GNU tar (or build it for
> them).  I require the functionality for long pathnames, and I don't
> want to have to support broken tools.  For my needs, 99 chars is not
> at all sufficient.

Have you ever considered using 'cpio -H ustar' instead of tar?

-- 
Ralph

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