Mads Kiilerich, le Fri 22 May 2009 18:26:49 +0200, a écrit : > It has been discussed before, for example at > http://www.nabble.com/tar:-Record-size-%3D-8-blocks-td22265061.html and > http://www.nabble.com/record-size-%3D-x-blocks--td22477515.html
Ok, thanks. > The current behaviour was introduced because it sometimes provides > useful information on tape / block devices. FWIW I still don't see how > any kind of semantics in read chunk sizes can ever be reliable anywhere. AIUI, it's not about semantic, but behavior. If a device repeatedly makes short reads, that can be a sign of buggy device/driver. Now, while solutions are being found, count -B -b 1 at least be added to tests/comprec.at's tar xfv? Samuel
