Re: make install problems

[Ovi Pășcui]

On 2004-09-09 08:00:53 +0200 Jeff Teunissen <deek@d2dc.net> wrote:

> Adam Fedor wrote:
> > On Sep 8, 2004, at 5:56 AM, oldkerosen@worldonline.de wrote:
> >
> > > Hi there,
> > > I started today to update my GNUstep libraries on my SuSE 9.0 box 
> > > and
> > > I noticed that after installing the new gnustep-make  and -base
> > > packages (1.10) when I do make install there are some errors 
> > > regarding
> > > the tar command. The error reads something like this:
> > > "gnutar: The --exclude-from option is not yet implemented.
> > > Usage:  gnutar cmd [options] file1 ... filen
> >
> > That's really strange. the --exclude-from option has been in gnutar
> > since at least version 1.12 (1997) and perhaps as far back as 1.10
> > (1991).  Do you know which version you have (gnutar --version)?
> >
> > Also could you tell me the exact commands you use and the packages 
> > you
> > get the errors in. I'm confused about where the errors are occurring.
>
> His "gnutar" is not actually GNU tar. It is "star", a program created 
> by the
> guy who writes cdrtools.

Hi
I checked the gnutar/star packages and I found that I had installed 
tar (GNU) 1.13.25 and star-1.5axxx, the last one being the problem. 
Now "make install" works again.
Thanks,
Ovi