Ralph Schleicher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Roger Leigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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? -- Roger Leigh Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/ GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848. Please sign and encrypt your mail.