BTW, I'm using 1.16.1-1 from the Debian "testing" distribution. Andrew
--- Andrew Klaassen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, all. > > I've run into a problem running 'tar cvvWf' if > archive > members are larger than 2GB. Here's an example of > the > error generated (I've separated the output lines to > increase readability in the face of wordwrap): > > Verify -rwxr--r-- 12218/dialout 477504 > 2006-04-26 15:11 > vol/backup3/todo/mike_bu_mar_2007/stuart_mclean/stuart_opening_folder/(Footage)/stewart.tif > > Verify -rwxr--r-- 12218/dialout 5200057308 > 2006-04-28 15:35 > vol/backup3/todo/mike_bu_mar_2007/stuart_mclean/stuart_opening_folder/(Footage)/stuart.avi > > /bin/tar: Archive contains > `\373\377\032\000\024\000\'\000 \000\a' where > numeric off_t value expected > > /bin/tar: VERIFY FAILURE: 2163624 invalid headers > detected > > /bin/tar: Archive contains > `\362\377\327\377\003\000\325\377' where numeric > mode_t value expected > > /bin/tar: Archive contains > `\036\000\376\377\027\000\000\000\021\000\r' where > numeric time_t value expected > > /bin/tar: Archive contains > `\367\377\344\377\377\377\343\377' where numeric > uid_t value expected > > /bin/tar: Archive contains > `\001\000\365\377\350\377\023' where numeric gid_t > value expected > > Verify /bin/tar: Archive contains > `\367\377\344\377\377\377\343\377' where numeric > uid_t value expected > > /bin/tar: Archive contains > `\001\000\365\377\350\377\023' where numeric gid_t > value expected > > ?rwsrwsrwt -1/-1 18446744073709551615 > 1969-12-31 18:59 > \002 unknown file type `\033' > > /bin/tar: \002: Unknown file type `ESC', diffed as > normal file > > /bin/tar: \002: Warning: Cannot stat: No such file > or directory > > ...etc... > > Creating and extracting archives containing large > files without --verify works fine. > > I'm not on the mailing list, so if any replies could > be CC'd to me, it'd be appreciated. > > Thanks. > > Andrew > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love > (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures > list. > http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php
