> If you think about CPIO, keep in mind that it is an outdated format with > POSIX-200x. TAR is the only format that is extendable without end and witout > breaking backward compatibility.
And what about PAX, the POSIX compromise? > .... of course you should not use GNUtar because it is not POSIX and because > it breaks basic TAR rules due to heavy design bugs. But Debian doesn't have any other tar's besides OpenBSD Pax. > Star is POSIX compliant: ftp://ftp.fokus.gmd.de/pub/unix/star If it's an issue, why hasn't it already been packaged? By you if no one else? -- David Starner - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
