Re: [Bug-tar] FW: Report on GTAR failure in Munich

[Paul Eggert]

"Allen David-G12112" <address@hidden> writes:

> lrwxrwxrwx   1 g12112   users  107 Dec 11 03:09 
> do_lsxlR_for_veritas_restore.prl 
>  -> 
> /apps/elec/mentor/idea.common/d_tools/d_pcb_tools/d_veritas_restore/do_lsxlR_for_veritas_restore.prlustar
>   
> lrwxrwxrwx   1 g12112   users  107 Dec 11 03:09 
> do_upd_formats_conti_in_design.ksh 
>  -> 
> /apps/elec/mentor/idea.common/d_tools/d_pcb_utils/d_CONTI_updates/do_upd_formats_conti_in_design.kshustar
>   

I could not reproduce the problem with GNU tar 1.16.1 (running on
Debian stable x86, not that I think this matters).  Here's how I tried
("$ " is my shell prompt).  If you can show us how to reproduce the
problem please let address@hidden know.  Thanks.

$ mkdir d
$ cd d
$ ln -s 
/apps/elec/mentor/idea.common/d_tools/d_pcb_tools/d_veritas_restore/do_lsxlR_for_veritas_restore.prlustar
 do_lsxlR_for_veritas_restore.prl
$ ln -s 
/apps/elec/mentor/idea.common/d_tools/d_pcb_utils/d_CONTI_updates/do_upd_formats_conti_in_design.kshustar
 do_upd_formats_conti_in_design.ksh
$ cd ..
$ tar cf tar d
$ mv d d.orig
$ tar xvf tar
d/
d/do_lsxlR_for_veritas_restore.prl
d/do_upd_formats_conti_in_design.ksh
$ ls -l d.orig d
d:
total 8
lrwxrwxrwx 1 eggert eggert 105 Dec 16 22:36 do_lsxlR_for_veritas_restore.prl -> 
/apps/elec/mentor/idea.common/d_tools/d_pcb_tools/d_veritas_restore/do_lsxlR_for_veritas_restore.prlustar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 eggert eggert 105 Dec 16 22:36 do_upd_formats_conti_in_design.ksh 
-> 
/apps/elec/mentor/idea.common/d_tools/d_pcb_utils/d_CONTI_updates/do_upd_formats_conti_in_design.kshustar

d.orig:
total 8
lrwxrwxrwx 1 eggert eggert 105 Dec 16 22:35 do_lsxlR_for_veritas_restore.prl -> 
/apps/elec/mentor/idea.common/d_tools/d_pcb_tools/d_veritas_restore/do_lsxlR_for_veritas_restore.prlustar
lrwxrwxrwx 1 eggert eggert 105 Dec 16 22:36 do_upd_formats_conti_in_design.ksh 
-> 
/apps/elec/mentor/idea.common/d_tools/d_pcb_utils/d_CONTI_updates/do_upd_formats_conti_in_design.kshustar
$ tar tvf tar
drwxr-xr-x eggert/eggert     0 2006-12-16 22:36 d/
lrwxrwxrwx eggert/eggert     0 2006-12-16 22:35 
d/do_lsxlR_for_veritas_restore.prl -> 
/apps/elec/mentor/idea.common/d_tools/d_pcb_tools/d_veritas_restore/do_lsxlR_for_veritas_restore.prlustar
lrwxrwxrwx eggert/eggert     0 2006-12-16 22:36 
d/do_upd_formats_conti_in_design.ksh -> 
/apps/elec/mentor/idea.common/d_tools/d_pcb_utils/d_CONTI_updates/do_upd_formats_conti_in_design.kshustar
$ tar --version
tar (GNU tar) 1.16.1
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

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