Subject: Re: pkg/29172: pkg_tarup doesn't works with OpenBSD's tar.
To: None <gnats-bugs@netbsd.org>
From: grant beattie <grant@NetBSD.org>
List: pkgsrc-bugs
Date: 02/01/2005 10:36:28
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.