Thanks for the bug report and pointing out the commit that fixes it, that seems fixed in the current version so closing the corresponding bug line and uploading a SRU for bionic
** Description changed: same error like this one: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1436030#c0 - Description of problem: + * Impact tar supplied in bionic has --add-file option broken. - Version-Release number of selected component: - tar-1.29b-2_amd64 - - Reproducible: Always - + * Test case Steps to Reproduce: 1. echo >a.txt 2. echo >b.txt 3. tar cf a.tar a.txt 4. tar rf a.tar --add-file=b.txt Actual results: tar: unhandled positional option 0 + * Regression potential + The changes are around an option which isn't working so no much regression potential there, check that other options still work though + + Is likely fixed by this: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/commit/?id=3a283cfe9f8f1f127e8dc5597a5ea1d249985a54 ** Changed in: tar (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1809827 Title: --add-file broken in bionic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tar/+bug/1809827/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
