Upstream didn't want auto-detection either. Please consider adding it to the debian package at least..
On Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 03:11:22PM +0200, Sergey Poznyakoff wrote: > Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Ok. If my arguments didn't convince you, would you consider adding the > > part of > > my patch that would allow to auto-detect .tar.7z archives ? (patch attached) > > Thank you. I believe, however, that, given the p7zip deficiences, it is > too early to add its implicit support to GNU tar. It is not a big > requirement for the user to include --use-compress-program=p7zip option > in the command line, and its presense there would imply the user's > concious desision to use that format with all possible implications. > > I willll gladly add your patch to GNU tar when proper streaming is > implemented in p7zip. > > Regards, > Sergey -- Robert Millan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
