Subject: Re: pkg/29172: pkg_tarup doesn't works with OpenBSD's tar.
To: None <pkg-manager@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: grant beattie <grant@NetBSD.org>
List: pkgsrc-bugs
Date: 01/31/2005 23:37:01
The following reply was made to PR pkg/29172; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: grant beattie <grant@NetBSD.org>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: pkg-manager@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,
pkgsrc-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: pkg/29172: pkg_tarup doesn't works with OpenBSD's tar.
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 10:36:28 +1100
On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 03:31:00PM +0000, pancake@phreaker.net wrote:
> Creating binary package: pkgfind-20050127
> Creating package /tmp/pkgfind-20050127.tgz
> Registering depends:.
> Registering conflicts:.
> tar: unknown option -- T
> usage: tar [-]{crtux}[-befhmopqsvwzHLOPXZ014578] [blocksize] [archive] [replstr] [-C directory] [-I file] [file ...]
> pkg_create: /bin/tar command failed with code 256
> #
>
> >Fix:
> * choose:
> - use `cat file` instead of -T file
> - add gtar as dependency
my preference would be to use nbpax(1) as this is available on all
supported pkgsrc platforms and included in bootstrap.