Seems like the problem is because the library doesn't handle 'L' block type, which means a long file name.
https://github.com/mhausherr/Light-Untar-for-iOS/issues/20 This, together with information I found here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2078778/what-exactly-is-the-gnu-tar-longlink-trick I still doesn't know how to solve the issue.. On Saturday, 20 June 2015 11:22:27 UTC+8, iori wrote: > > I have no problem decompress them on the os level too, just that seems > like a few of the TAR libraries I found for iOS platform were all based on > Light-Untar-for-iOS and they couldn't untar it due to "invalid block type" > error. > > On Friday, 19 June 2015 14:14:52 UTC+8, zdenop wrote: >> >> There should be nothing special regarding tar structure - AFAIR language >> packages were compressed on linux and I have no problem to decompress them >> on linux or windows... >> >> Zdenko >> >> On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 3:19 AM, iori <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to use tesseract library in iOS platform but having some >>> trouble. After downloading any of the language packs (.tar.gz), and >>> successfully ungzip it (become .tar), using the popular >>> Light-Untar-for-iOS <https://github.com/mhausherr/Light-Untar-for-iOS> >>> couldn't >>> manage to untar the file. >>> >>> Does the .tar format in tesseract language packs have special structure? >>> One of the thing I notice is the first block is always a null block, which >>> is not the case for any of the other tar files I tried. I am able to untar >>> other tar files I found on my Mac without issues.. >>> >>> The file is not corrupted because I can untar it on my Mac without >>> issues.. >>> >>> I have posted the more detailed description of my problem at: >>> https://github.com/mhausherr/Light-Untar-for-iOS/issues/25 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "tesseract-ocr" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tesseract-ocr. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tesseract-ocr/2df9ca8f-cf7b-4373-a8e9-07c0ff3088fb%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tesseract-ocr/2df9ca8f-cf7b-4373-a8e9-07c0ff3088fb%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "tesseract-ocr" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tesseract-ocr. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tesseract-ocr/14b7c821-0ad3-40e5-b1f1-9f6349d9eda9%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
