David Obermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > But suns tar creates packages, that can be handled by gtar.
If only life were that simple! It is not; the reverse is true as well, as Sun's tar can create archives that GNU tar does not handle. In both cases, you need to be careful to stick to the common intersection of the two tar facilities. Among other things, this means you must stick to shorter file names. The exact limits depend on the circumstances, and you've run into one of the limits.
