Hello, as discussed in this thread [1], i'd like to proposse switch to tar-ustar (seems that tar-pax support is broken in openbsd) as a default tar format. Currently we have some problem in GNOME project with some modules because the limitations of the current tar format.
Best regards. [1] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2011-06/msg00016.html -- Javier Jardón Cabezas