[illumos-Discuss] [ multi-extent files

[Apostolos Syropoulos]

 Hello,

Some time ago we discussed the inclusion of GNU tar and star in Illumos.
Today I tried the following:

apostolo at nadya:/opt/gnu# tar -cf c++.tar c++
tar: 
structGlib_1_1Container__Helpers_1_1TypeTraits_3_01Glib_1_1RefPtr_3_01Gio_1_1Mount_01_4_01_4-members.html:
 filename is greater than 100
tar: 
structGlib_1_1Container__Helpers_1_1TypeTraits_3_01Glib_1_1RefPtr_3_01Gio_1_1Drive_01_4_01_4-members.html:
 filename is greater than 100
tar: 
structGlib_1_1Container__Helpers_1_1TypeTraits_3_01Glib_1_1RefPtr_3_01Gio_1_1Volume_01_4_01_4-members.html:
 filename is greater than 100
^Capostolo at nadya:/opt/gnu# rm c++.tar 
apostolo at nadya:/opt/gnu# gtar -cf c++.tar c++
apostolo at nadya:/opt/gnu# 

And this reminded me the discussion we had and made crystal clean to me that we 
need get rid of tar and replace it with either star or GNU tar and since star is 

superior to GNU tar, star is the obvious choice. 

All the best,

A.S.

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Apostolos Syropoulos
Xanthi, Greece