bug in GNU tar

[Kerry Menzel]

Hi,

I am using GNU tar from cygwin. When I try to change directory (so I don't
store file paths with the archive) and use append mode, I get the following
error.

C:\Packages>tar -rvf Package.tar -C'c:\\Packages' 'adi.dtd'
tar: Cannot change to directory /cygdrive/c/Packages/c:\Packages: No such
file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now


The version info is:

tar (GNU tar) 1.13

Copyright (C) 1988, 92,93,94,95,96,97,98, 1999 Free Software Foundation,
Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason.


I am trying to store files without any path information. Maybe I am doing
this wrong???

When I use create mode, this works
C:\Packages>tar -cvf Package.tar -C'c:\\Packages' 'adi.dtd'

Any suggestions on how I can append without file paths?

Thank,
Kerry Menzel
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