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From: src@scuzzy.uucp (Source Admin)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: List of "known" bugs w/solutions/workarounds
Keywords: bugs,workarounds,list,help
Message-ID: <1990Jun13.143644.1666@scuzzy.uucp>
Date: 13 Jun 90 14:36:44 GMT
References: <1990Jun6.204923.26907@virtech.uucp>
Organization: Scuzzy Research Center (SRC)
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cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill) writes:

>I am considering keeping a list of known bugs for the various unix
>implementations reviewed in this group.  What do you think?

>Should we do it?  Will it become unmanageable or just too big?

>What do you think?

here's one for your collection (though it might not be new):

ISC 2.0.2 tar has a stupid artificial limits causing core dump
when the path of the current directory is long.
i just tried to do 'tar cvf bla.tar *' in the directory
/usr2/src/programming/languages/smalltalk/LittleSmallTal
of course GNU tar has no problems creating the archive.
however, it is possible to do a 'tar tvf bla.tar' in that directory.

will this be fixed in 2.2 ?
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