Subject: Re: Extracting files with ${EXTRACT_CMD}
To: None <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: Niilo Kajander <nk@sun.atki.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 09/04/2003 12:59:32
On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 05:51:11AM -0400, Todd Vierling wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Sep 2003, Martti Kuparinen wrote:
> 
> : We have several packages [1] which abuse "${GTAR} xzf" to extract
> : additional files. I see problems in Linux where /bin/tar's z flag
> : does not understand bz2 files.
> 
> ...but its "j" flag does, and NetBSD's pax-as-tar should be taught that one
> (not necessarily related to fixing your problem 8-).

Actually it's "y" flag in NetBSD.

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Niilo Kajander <nk@atki.net>