30 Jun
2003
30 Jun
'03
10:22 p.m.
Jeff> ... provide a "macless" tarball for problem systems, and enforce Jeff> an 80 char limit on it? I think that would be troublesome. Some people would pick up the wrong tarball, and it would require extra work on the part of whoever creates a distribution tarball. Jeff> is this a traditional tar or Solaris tar limitation? It's not Jeff> clear, having RTFA'd. It sounds like the 80-char limit is Jeff> Solaris, and the 100-char limit is traditional? I'm game for just recommending people get GNU tar, but it's available on all the platforms I care about. Other people may not be so fortunate. Skip