>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Kientzle <kientzle_at_freebsd.org> writes: Tim> Since POSIX and GNU violently disagree about the meaning of "tar Tim> -l", and there seem to be strong adherents to both Tim> interpretations, I'm preparing to commit a patch that breaks "tar Tim> -l" for everyone: Tim> $ tar -cl foo Error: -l has different behaviors in different Tim> tars. For the GNU behavior, use --one-file-system instead. For Tim> the POSIX behavior, use --check-links instead. Is this in any way related to the fact that /usr/bin/bsdtar seems unable (after a new world from yesterday) to archive any files? [2:1:301]dgilbert_at_canoe:~> bsdtar -cvf temp .bashrc a .bashrc: tar format cannot archive this: Inappropriate file type or format ... is what I get. Dave. -- ============================================================================ |David Gilbert, Independent Contractor. | Two things can only be | |Mail: dave_at_daveg.ca | equal if and only if they | |http://daveg.ca | are precisely opposite. | =========================================================GLO================Received on Tue Aug 03 2004 - 13:08:59 UTC
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