Re: [Bug-tar] Re: Verifying a tar File.

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Ralph Corderoy <address@hidden> wrote:

>     $ echo $?
>     2
> 
> So that's OK.
[...]
> And that too.

Great.

> Can I take it that the tar files I've created with 1.14 are therefore OK
> with regard too 1.15.1 reading them correctly, i.e. I can keep them as
> long-term backups?

Since you are able to read them, I'd say yes, you can.

> I see Debian has 1.15.1 in unstable and was wondering if Ubuntu 5.04
> should upgrade to it given 1.14 can't read what it's just written.  Is
> there anything different between the two versions that may put off a
> distribution?

No, there is not, in my opinion. However, it's up to Ubuntu packagers
and maintainers to decide.
 
> > Lastly, what I suppose I really want, seeing that `tar tvf' doesn't do
> > it, is an option for tar to check the integrity of a tar file by examing
> > *all* its meta-data.
> 
> That would still be useful AFAICS.

Sure, thanks for the idea.

Regards,
Sergey