GNU bug report logs - #8945
tar-ustar as a default for automake

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Package: automake;

Reported by: Javier Jardón <jjardon <at> gnome.org>

Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:39:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Javier Jardón <jjardon <at> gnome.org>
To: 8945 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8945: tar-ustar as a default for automake
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:56:37 +0100

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

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