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From: root@VLSI-MENTOR.JPL.NASA.GOV (The vlsi-mentor SysAdmin)
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Subject: Re:  Pb with tar/compress and Piced
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Date: 24 Oct 90 22:11:09 GMT
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>We have a problem using tar and compress on a directory generated
>by the "piced" software from Mentor Graphics.
>Scenario :
>      $ tar Acf - picture | compress > picture.tar.Z

Tar won't work because it does not preserve object types. As a workaround,
you might think about using wbak -stdout/rbak -stdin instead of tar. 

I think you should also submit this as a problem to Context, tho they may
have fixed this already.
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