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Re: [Bug-tar] Re: AMTAR brokenness
Ralph Schleicher <rs@nunatak.allgaeu.org> writes:
> 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?
I didn't realise it supported generating tar files. For the cpio I
have (GNU cpio version 2.5):
ustar The POSIX.1 tar format. Also recognizes GNU tar archives,
which are similar but not identical.
How does this differ from "tar --format=posix". Isn't the POSIX tar
format for the current GNU tar now the same thing?
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