GNU bug report logs - #8870
Package installer corrupts image & zip files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:04:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 8870 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 8870 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8870: Package installer corrupts image & zip files
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:01:49 -0400

Jambunathan K <kjambunathan <at> gmail.com> writes:

> tar-untar-buffer needs to use the right coding system for
> extraction.

Could you verify that a standalone `M-x tar-untar-buffer' (called
outside of package.el) also exhibits the bug?

If so, I think setting coding-system-for-write to no-conversion is
probably the correct fix, indeed.
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