Re: GNU tar 32/64-bit Support

[Lack Mr G M]

In article <address@hidden>, "Torok-1, Maria" <address@hidden> writes:
|>
|> We're currently using GNU tar v1.13 on Solaris 2.6, but are preparing to
|> upgrade to Solaris 8.  Can you please tell me if you provide a 32-bit and
|> 64-bit version of gtar and for how long you plan on supporting them?

   Why not run the same 32-bit one on all systems?  If you built it on
Solaris2.6 then it can already handle 64-bit files.  (Don't confuse
32/64-bit APIs, as Solaris2.8 has, with 32/64-bit filesystems). 


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