2016-07-29 16:56, Verkamp, Daniel: > Hi folks, > > I'm attempting to install DPDK 16.07 on FreeBSD 10.2. The build works > correctly up to the point of the actual install step, which fails > because bsdtar does not support the --warning=no-ignore-newer option: > > ================== Installing ./ > tar: Option --warning=no-ignore-newer is not supported > > This particular tar reports its version as: > > bsdtar 3.1.2 - libarchive 3.1.2 > > Removing the --warning=no-ignore-newer option from the two places it is > used in mk/rte.sdkinstall.mk allows the installation to complete > successfully.
Thanks for the report. Would you want to send a patch? > It appears that the same problem occurs on FreeBSD on previous DPDK > releases as well, since at least DPDK 2.2. > > I'm not sure what the option is for (or why 'tar' is being used as part > of the installation); maybe there is some other, more portable option > that could replace it. tar is convenient for installation. It has some good options like --exclude. I don't remember why --warning=no-ignore-newer is used. I think we remove this option to fix BSD install.
