GNU bug report logs - #38777
26.3; tar-mode doesn't list a file / crashes on package-tar-file-info

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Victor Collod <victor.collod <at> epita.fr>

Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 19:01:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 26.3

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Victor Collod <victor.collod <at> epita.fr>, 38777 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#38777: 26.3; tar-mode doesn't list a file / crashes on package-tar-file-info
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 21:52:35 +0100

On Dez 28 2019, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> Looks like invalid tar file?  It uses the magic string of "ustar "
> (two trailing blanks), whereas we only recognize at most one.

That's the oldgnu format.

Andreas.

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