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On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:34:41 +0200, Alexander Skwar wrote: |
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> What does this have to do with GNU tar and it adding superflous |
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> options? Quite a lot. -j et.al. are non-standard options. If a |
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> (badly written) script relies on the presence of -j, this script |
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> won't work with a POSIX compliant tar |
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The script is only badly written if it is supposed to be POSIX |
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compliant. Additional features can enhance a program and make scripts |
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using it more readable/efficient/compact, providing the environment does |
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not require POSIX-compliance. e.g. portage can use tar-specific |
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enhancements if tar is in system on all profiles. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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If at first you don't succeed, you'll get a lot of free advice from |
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folks who didn't succeed either. |
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