GNU bug report logs - #8945
tar-ustar as a default for automake

Previous Next

To add a comment to this bug, you must first unarchive it, by sending
a message to control AT debbugs.gnu.org, with unarchive 8945 in the body.
You can then email your comments to 8945 AT debbugs.gnu.org in the normal way.

Toggle the display of automated, internal messages from the tracker.

Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Javier Jardón <jjardon <at> gnome.org>
To: bug-automake <at> gnu.org
Subject: tar-ustar as a default for automake
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:56:37 +0100

Hello,

as discussed in this thread [1], i'd like to proposse switch to tar-ustar
(seems that tar-pax support is broken in openbsd) as a default tar format.
Currently we have some problem in GNOME project with some modules
because the limitations of the current tar format.

Best regards.


[1] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2011-06/msg00016.html

-- 
Javier Jardón Cabezas

Message #10 received at 8945 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
To: jjardon <at> gnome.org
Cc: 8945 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8945: tar-ustar as a default for automake
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:49:28 -0700

Hi Javier - back in 2011 (!), you suggested switching to ustar as the
default tar format for Automake. Sorry for the absurdly late reply. This
has now been done for the upcoming automake-1.18; see discussion in
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=74847.

As I guess you know, both then and now, a particular format can be
specified with one of the tar-* options (tar-ustar, tar-pax, tar-v7).

I'm closing this one now since there's nothing more to do, but feel free
to reply/reopen or open a new issue if desired. --thanks, karl.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.