Bug#382772: mc: ipk packages are ar archives, not tars

2006-08-13 Thread Ludovic Drolez
> The ipk packages are in fact ar archives, at least all of those which I > have seen: Unfortunately, all the ipks I've seen (for my Zaurus, and the familiar distribution), are .tgz files... Since Handhelds running Linux are more common than NSLUs, I think I prefer to keep the current settings ;-)

Bug#382772: mc: ipk packages are ar archives, not tars

2006-08-13 Thread Eddy Petrisor
Package: mc Version: 1:4.6.1-5 Severity: minor Tags: patch Hello, The ipk packages are in fact ar archives, at least all of those which I have seen: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp $ wget http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/slugos-bag/cross/3.10-beta/kernel-module-ip-tables_2.6.16-r6.4_ixp4xxbe.ipk --12:1