On Friday 04 June 2004 14:54, Dege, Robert C. wrote: >> gnutar jumped from 1.13.25 to 1.13.9? in one leap. >> Some reported problems with these very recent versions. >> I don't recall the nature of the problems, check the archives. >> But a build of 1.13.25 would seem a reasonable approach to >> see if that is the problem. > >I was originally having this problem with tar 1.13.25 && gzip 1.3.3. > I upgraded both tools to see if it had any affect. When amanda > compresses a backup image, does it use gzip or does it use the > built in compression that is available in gtar (tar -z)? > >-Rob
tar -z does in fact use gzip to do that compression. gtar may, or may not be, a link to tar-1.13-25, the recommended version until someone takes the time to exersize the newer version. gnutar should be the real thing. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.23% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2004 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
