Re: many packages FTBFS, if $TAPE is set
On Wed August 29 2007 12:16:20 pm John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> Steinar H. Gunderson wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 09:05:05AM -0700, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> > >>> I don't think so. Hasn't tar defaulted to something approximately
> > >>> /dev/rmt0 for *YEARS*, not just on Linux but on just about every
> > >>> platform, if -f is not given?
> > >>
> > >> No.
> > >
> > > tar != gtar. I think you will find that answer to be yes.
> >
> > Is there a non-GNU tar in any significant use on Linux?
>
> Not that I am aware of. star may get some use, as might pax. While we
Certainly gnu tar is the most popular tar on Linux, but even it used to
default to /dev/rmt0 and still may, depending on compile-time options.
bsdtar is in etch and seems to have a following as well, owing to: it is
implemented as only a thin wrapper over libarchive; it supports cpio, zip,
jar, ar, ISO, pax, ar, and shar, in addition to various flavors of tar; and
is faster than GNU tar in some circumstances.
I do tend to use GNU tar most of the time myself, despite maintaining bsdtar,
but that is more out of habit than anything else.
-- John
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