"Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Jan Schaumann wrote:
> 
> > When bootstrapping on non-NetBSD systems, we determine if pax is needed,
> > and if so build and install it as well as specifying GTAR in the
> > mk.conf.example file as ${PREFIX}/bin/tar.
> >
> > Am I correct assuming that this should be
> > ${PREFIX}/bin/${GNU_PROGAM_PREFIX}tar or am I overlooking something?
> 
> I think that would be too confusing (if I understand you correctly).

You don't. :-)

GTAR, the variable pointing to GNU tar, is set to point to
/usr/pkg/bin/tar -- but gtar, GNU tar, is installed as
/usr/pkg/bin/gtar, at least per default and AFAICT.

I'm saying that GTAR (the variable) should point to /usr/pkg/bin/gtar.

-Jan

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