On 05/26/06 04:37, Jean-Marc Zucconi wrote: >>>>>> Jonathan Noack writes: > > > Jean-Marc Zucconi wrote: > >> # tar cf /dev/null X11R6.old > >> # archive_write_pax_header: 'x' header failed?! This can't happen. > > > This seems to work fine here: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr] $ uname -rm > > 6.1-RELEASE i386 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr] $ tar --version > > bsdtar 1.02.023, libarchive 1.02.026 > > Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Tim Kientzle > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr] $ tar cf /dev/null X11R6 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr] $ > > Sure, but the directories are not the same.
As you provided no details in your original email, I was forced to assume that the problem was in the use of /dev/null (I used the X11R6 directory for fun). I was mistaken, but remember that not *all* of us can read your mind... :) > I have narrowed the problem to a specific subdirectory and I think I > have the explanation: > > -rw-r--r-- 1 jmz jmz 4312 Apr 16 1947 supclkrd.prg > > Don't ask me why the date is wrong, this is really old stuff :-) > > On the other hand tar has no problem extracting it. If someone wants > to debug it, the archive is available as > http://people.freebsd.org/~jmz/a.tar I see the same thing here. Touching supclkrd.prg to bring the date current makes the problem go away. Tim, any thoughts? -Jonathan -- Jonathan Noack | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | OpenPGP: 0x991D8195
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