On Fri, Oct 02, 2009 at 02:58:29PM +0100, Alex Bennee wrote: > 1. Is the terminating of filenames with "/" in ar archives a bug or a > feature? A sysv feature (allows spaces in file names). > 2. Is there any way to control the termination character from the ar > command line? I don't think so. > 3. Or is it in-fact libapt's AR File implementation that needs > tweaking? Yes. -- Alan Modra Australia Development Lab, IBM