Public bug reported: Binary package hint: tar
When using the -k option, tar will simply pause during execution if it encounters a symlink. A patch is available here: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/patch/?id=b60e56fdb6fd8d82a1f92a4fa7781d9a3184dce1 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Launch tar with -k flag to extract a tarball with symlinks 2. Watch output. 3. Observe tar freezing. Original Bug-Report: http://bugs.gentoo.org/327641 ** Affects: tar (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- tar 1.23-2 enters dead loop on extracting symlinks with -k option https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/652183 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
