GNU bug report logs - #9822
AMTAR not used

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Package: automake;

Reported by: Akim Demaille <akim.demaille <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:10:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Karl Berry <karl <at> freefriends.org>
To: 9822 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9822: AMTAR not used
Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 19:31:16 -0600

    akim> TAR = tar
    > am__tar = $(TAR) --format=ustar -chf - "$$tardir"
    > am__untar = $(TAR) -xf -
    > would be fine!
    
    stefano> I'd prefer to go with this latter option

As far as I can tell, all that was left to do here is to document the
use of the TAR environment variable in Automake to override "tar" for
"make dist". I just pushed a change for that. It seems the code has been
in place since 1.11.3, judging by the NEWS file.

akim> PS/  Actually if AMTAR/TAR could also set the two troublesome envvars,
akim> that would be wonderful :)

The two troublesome envvars being, I guess, the Mac-specific
COPY_EXTENDED_ATTRIBUTES_DISABLE and COPYFILE_DISABLE,
per https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2011-03/msg00135.html.
But I don't much want to fiddle around with MacOSX envvars that may or
may not still work, and might easily be changed or removed at any time.

So ... closing. --best, karl.
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