From unknown Tue Jun 24 14:00:25 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#8945: tar-ustar as a default for automake Resent-From: Javier =?UTF-8?Q?Jard=C3=B3n?= Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-automake@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:39:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 8945 X-GNU-PR-Package: automake X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 8945@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-automake@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.130920353016367 (code B ref -1); Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:39:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Jun 2011 19:38:50 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QbHdx-0004Fv-Cl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:38:50 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QbGzd-000115-Qf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:57:10 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QbGzW-0000el-Um for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:57:04 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, T_DKIM_INVALID, T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]:41845) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QbGzW-0000ef-GY for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:57:02 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:55018) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QbGzU-0002yC-Sk for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:57:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QbGzT-0000eF-6v for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:57:00 -0400 Received: from mail-pz0-f41.google.com ([209.85.210.41]:34057) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QbGzS-0000dB-OM for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:56:58 -0400 Received: by mail-pz0-f41.google.com with SMTP id 4so3825981pzk.0 for ; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:56:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:from:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=4R3tn4WzE1q4s31EzqCCrTXCapNQwySjTp4en/nq2hI=; b=Z1Z66TWX8F9cJoKj3SmOTy3zpscfK+BShx+FrNkGddYi59nZsFRRAjw2jPxhJwjyjl 91/qQW7NkIXGBR2VZ9dzo4mrm+Ml85H7PhPKb1IbAZ/Ebp76cIZIHwAI+viXt7/PqTh8 2wvrpUKRSFHWcvEe2EnDhMFOHtegAXRcqT15g= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:from:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id :subject:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=PD0rVsKDkI/aeiA96TRWsLm1vYVQZ7XWoPghsj+Sq/duKwofXgK7IDbnOWz67u77kR PV2/gnrLmGsRitUtvBNEvQynAg3UfcXyOwq0d8uJcF95M6336poEGRxZmRD9ukgJfpUM d+9/70+UDEhzmkWEq+rJEGVsKsdkEQRDHpsrc= Received: by 10.142.215.18 with SMTP id n18mr1237443wfg.332.1309201017204; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:56:57 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.143.92.20 with HTTP; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:56:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Javier =?UTF-8?Q?Jard=C3=B3n?= Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:56:37 +0100 X-Google-Sender-Auth: YqDh8jvBuMmU2e2XLB0pT0G-oHk Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.17 X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:38:47 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) Hello, as discussed in this thread [1], i'd like to proposse switch to tar-ustar (seems that tar-pax support is broken in openbsd) as a default tar format. Currently we have some problem in GNOME project with some modules because the limitations of the current tar format. Best regards. [1] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2011-06/msg00016.html --=20 Javier Jard=C3=B3n Cabezas From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Jul 26 09:22:29 2011 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 26 Jul 2011 13:22:30 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qlhaf-0003WX-3R for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:22:29 -0400 Received: from mail-wy0-f172.google.com ([74.125.82.172]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qlhad-0003WH-GL for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:22:27 -0400 Received: by wyj26 with SMTP id 26so151724wyj.3 for ; Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:22:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:subject:date:user-agent:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:message-id; bh=50IF5uWgxSoR9xlX7Y9oFzT5EIgDownlmoCwBN4URpQ=; b=RixI8XNo35RmgA2YpbtQneeKIm0u+VzN2ltZg0YIh5+Yvf1okgrhYGj9/zH6J7/vn9 fuzNSOwagqZU1crjtmsMpDzqgY25SJyAMkrn16z0XgDU3XiaIxYty7XnRg/+4JFIcry/ 1/BtQv69smDkhLd2IEPkxg0O7HmsC2cnUzGTA= Received: by 10.216.141.166 with SMTP id g38mr5427396wej.54.1311686541771; Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:22:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bigio.localnet (host86-103-dynamic.0-87-r.retail.telecomitalia.it [87.0.103.86]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id t46sm343461wec.14.2011.07.26.06.22.16 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:22:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Stefano Lattarini To: control@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: foo Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:22:05 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.3 (Linux/2.6.30-2-686; KDE/4.4.4; i686; ; ) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <201107261522.06591.stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> X-Spam-Score: -3.9 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -3.9 (---) severity 9088 wishlist severity 8945 wishlist severity 8880 wishlist severity 8319 wishlist severity 8099 wishlist thanks From unknown Tue Jun 24 14:00:25 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#8945: tar-ustar as a default for automake References: Resent-From: Karl Berry Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-automake@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:51:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 8945 X-GNU-PR-Package: automake X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: jjardon@gnome.org Cc: 8945@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 8945-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B8945.174044101426546 (code B ref 8945); Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:51:02 +0000 Received: (at 8945) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Feb 2025 23:50:14 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43479 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1tmiDF-0006u5-4n for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:50:13 -0500 Received: from frenzy.freefriends.org ([198.99.81.75]:34568 helo=freefriends.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1tmiD3-0006nR-JU; Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:50:02 -0500 X-Envelope-From: karl@freefriends.org Received: from freefriends.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefriends.org (8.16.1/8.16.1) with ESMTPS id 51ONnSue1124671 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:49:29 -0700 Received: (from apache@localhost) by freefriends.org (8.16.1/8.14.7/Submit) id 51ONnSdD1124670; Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:49:28 -0700 Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:49:28 -0700 Message-Id: <202502242349.51ONnSdD1124670@freefriends.org> From: Karl Berry In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.7 (-) Hi Javier - back in 2011 (!), you suggested switching to ustar as the default tar format for Automake. Sorry for the absurdly late reply. This has now been done for the upcoming automake-1.18; see discussion in https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=74847. As I guess you know, both then and now, a particular format can be specified with one of the tar-* options (tar-ustar, tar-pax, tar-v7). I'm closing this one now since there's nothing more to do, but feel free to reply/reopen or open a new issue if desired. --thanks, karl. From unknown Tue Jun 24 14:00:25 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.505 (Entity 5.505) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: Javier =?UTF-8?Q?Jard=C3=B3n?= Subject: bug#8945: closed (Re: bug#8945: tar-ustar as a default for automake) Message-ID: References: <202502242349.51ONnSdD1124670@freefriends.org> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 8945 X-Gnu-PR-Package: automake Reply-To: 8945@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:51:03 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1740441063-26663-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1740441063-26663-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #8945: tar-ustar as a default for automake which was filed against the automake package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 8945@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 8945: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D8945 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1740441063-26663-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 8945-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Feb 2025 23:50:05 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43473 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1tmiD6-0006oL-BL for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:50:04 -0500 Received: from frenzy.freefriends.org ([198.99.81.75]:34568 helo=freefriends.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1tmiD3-0006nR-JU; Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:50:02 -0500 X-Envelope-From: karl@freefriends.org Received: from freefriends.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefriends.org (8.16.1/8.16.1) with ESMTPS id 51ONnSue1124671 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:49:29 -0700 Received: (from apache@localhost) by freefriends.org (8.16.1/8.14.7/Submit) id 51ONnSdD1124670; Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:49:28 -0700 Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:49:28 -0700 Message-Id: <202502242349.51ONnSdD1124670@freefriends.org> From: Karl Berry To: jjardon@gnome.org Subject: Re: bug#8945: tar-ustar as a default for automake In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 8945-done Cc: 8945@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.7 (-) Hi Javier - back in 2011 (!), you suggested switching to ustar as the default tar format for Automake. Sorry for the absurdly late reply. This has now been done for the upcoming automake-1.18; see discussion in https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=74847. As I guess you know, both then and now, a particular format can be specified with one of the tar-* options (tar-ustar, tar-pax, tar-v7). I'm closing this one now since there's nothing more to do, but feel free to reply/reopen or open a new issue if desired. --thanks, karl. ------------=_1740441063-26663-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Jun 2011 19:38:50 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QbHdx-0004Fv-Cl for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:38:50 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QbGzd-000115-Qf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:57:10 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QbGzW-0000el-Um for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:57:04 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, T_DKIM_INVALID, T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]:41845) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QbGzW-0000ef-GY for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:57:02 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:55018) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QbGzU-0002yC-Sk for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:57:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QbGzT-0000eF-6v for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:57:00 -0400 Received: from mail-pz0-f41.google.com ([209.85.210.41]:34057) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QbGzS-0000dB-OM for bug-automake@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:56:58 -0400 Received: by mail-pz0-f41.google.com with SMTP id 4so3825981pzk.0 for ; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:56:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:from:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=4R3tn4WzE1q4s31EzqCCrTXCapNQwySjTp4en/nq2hI=; b=Z1Z66TWX8F9cJoKj3SmOTy3zpscfK+BShx+FrNkGddYi59nZsFRRAjw2jPxhJwjyjl 91/qQW7NkIXGBR2VZ9dzo4mrm+Ml85H7PhPKb1IbAZ/Ebp76cIZIHwAI+viXt7/PqTh8 2wvrpUKRSFHWcvEe2EnDhMFOHtegAXRcqT15g= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:from:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id :subject:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=PD0rVsKDkI/aeiA96TRWsLm1vYVQZ7XWoPghsj+Sq/duKwofXgK7IDbnOWz67u77kR PV2/gnrLmGsRitUtvBNEvQynAg3UfcXyOwq0d8uJcF95M6336poEGRxZmRD9ukgJfpUM d+9/70+UDEhzmkWEq+rJEGVsKsdkEQRDHpsrc= Received: by 10.142.215.18 with SMTP id n18mr1237443wfg.332.1309201017204; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:56:57 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.143.92.20 with HTTP; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:56:37 -0700 (PDT) From: =?UTF-8?Q?Javier_Jard=C3=B3n?= Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:56:37 +0100 X-Google-Sender-Auth: YqDh8jvBuMmU2e2XLB0pT0G-oHk Message-ID: Subject: tar-ustar as a default for automake To: bug-automake@gnu.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.17 X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:38:47 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) Hello, as discussed in this thread [1], i'd like to proposse switch to tar-ustar (seems that tar-pax support is broken in openbsd) as a default tar format. Currently we have some problem in GNOME project with some modules because the limitations of the current tar format. Best regards. [1] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2011-06/msg00016.html --=20 Javier Jard=C3=B3n Cabezas ------------=_1740441063-26663-1--