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on Fisher (beta 3) I get errors when I try to untar/bunzip2 as follows: $ tar tvIf linux-2.4.1.tar.bz2 tar: This does not look like a tar archive tar: Skipping to next header tar: 84 garbage bytes ignored at end of archive tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors I get the same error with tar xvIf The files themselves are fine. This command works on the same files on other machines. In addition, on the Fisher (beta 3) machine if I first bunzip2 the file, then untar it it works. I have no problems with RHL 7 on the same machine and with the same files. Configuration: SuperMicro 370DE6 motherboard (based on ServerWorks III HE-SL chipset) 2xP3 @ 1GHz 512 MB RAM
tar options have changed for compatibility with tar versions on other OSes (e.g. Solaris). Replace I with j.
Is there no way to give a "deprecated" warning for a release or so? Idea being we only give a message if we fail in this fashion, and have specified the I option. I was sold on this being a bug too... you just assume it'll work as it used to, and the message returned to the user certainly doesn't suggest a syntax change. There could be a few support calls as a result of this. Just a thought.
<aol> Me too! </aol> Yeah, I agree there should be a warning. I was just getting ready to file this as a bug...
There is a warning now (1.13.19-1)