Alec Wolman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The version of tar that comes with freebsd (v1.11.2 with local
>freebsd modifications) has a bug: if you attempt to copy large
>files (> 2GB) it will silently truncate the large file.
...
>There is a new version of gnu tar (v1.13) that has support for
>large files.
> FreeBSD has added the following behavior over
>the years:
> the --unlink option:
> the --norecurse option:
> the --bzip and --unbzip options:
> the --fast-read option:
A check through the CVS logs reveals lots of other changes and
enhancements such as:
- the builtin regex() code has been replaced with -lgnuregex
- 21-bit minor numbers (same as v1.13)
- Support for hard-links to files with long names
- FreeBSD-specific knowledge of potential names/locations of rsh(1)
- support 8-bit filenames
- assorted minor bugfixes and compiler-quietenings
If we do import GNU tar 1.13 (which I think is probably a good idea),
we need to make sure all the `invisible' fixes go in (if they're not
there already), as well as the additional options.
Peter
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