[Bug-tar] Re: USTAR interoperability with Solaris 10 /bin/tar

[Henrik Grubbström]

On Thu, 28 Sep 2006, Henrik Grubbström wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I need to create tar archives with deep paths on a Linux machine that Solaris 
> 10's system tar (ie /bin/tar) can extract. If I read the manuals correctly, 
> this should be achievable by using the USTAR format.
[...]
> So the main difference seems to be that the file name is missing in the 
> record for the first long path in the gnutar case.
>
> Any suggestions for a patch?

Suggested patch against 1.15.91 attached.

--
Henrik Grubbström                                       address@hidden
Roxen Internet Software AB

gnutar-1.15.91.split_long_name.patch
Description: Text document