> From: Goswin Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 07 Jan 2001 23:00:59 +0100
> % tar -cIvvf bla.tar.bz2 bla > tar: bla: Cannot stat: No such file or directory That is indeed a bug. Thanks for reporting it. I'll fix it as follows: @@ -439,5 +434,5 @@ or a device. *This* `tar' defaults to ` #define OPTION_STRING \ - "-01234567ABC:F:GIK:L:MN:OPRST:UV:WX:Zb:cdf:g:hijklmoprstuvwxz" + "-01234567ABC:F:GI:K:L:MN:OPRST:UV:WX:Zb:cdf:g:hijklmoprstuvwxz" static void That should change your scenario to behave something like this instead: % tar -cIvvf bla.tar.bz2 bla tar: vvf: Cannot open: No such file or directory tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now which is a bit better (though admittedly not ideal). > As I said before tar -I in its old useage should give one of several > errors, but doesn't. Can't remeber the bug number, but its in the BTS. Sorry, I don't quite follow you here. > On the other hand, just changing the meaning or deleting the option > will result in severe breakage in 3rd party software. What 3rd party software do you have in mind?