Subject: Re: libarchive import
To: None <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>
From: Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 03/17/2007 18:54:28
On Sat, Mar 17, 2007 at 11:11:25PM +0100, Bernd Ernesti wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 05:44:16PM +0100, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 05:17:33PM +0100, Juan RP wrote:
> > > I don't have any objection against libarchive, but I'm not sure for bsdtar.
> > 
> > I don't want replace the existing pax-as-tar, that's why I ask whether
> > we want to have the source in base.
> 
> Then what would it be used for?

What he said.  Why shouldn't we cause our pax to use this code?  I believe
even Christos isn't opposed to the idea, in principle (I'm sure he'll
correct me if I remember our discussion of this wrong).

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Thor Lancelot Simon	                               tls@rek.tjls.com
  "All of my opinions are consistent, but I cannot present them all
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