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From: jte@sai.UUCP (John Evans)
Newsgroups: gnu.utils.bug
Subject: tar-1.07 bus errors
Keywords: tar
Message-ID: <190@sai.UUCP>
Date: 30 Dec 89 18:20:19 GMT
Organization: Schmidt Associates Inc., Rancho Cordova CA
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Has anyone been having problems with tar-1.07 getting a bus error.

This seems to cause a bus error:

tar cfv junk 1 2   # Create a tar file named junk on hard disk named junk with
                   # files 1 and 2.
result: Creates a good tar disk file.

tar rfv junk 3 4   # attempt to append files 3 and 4 to disk file junk.
result: Bus error - core dumped

Compiled on 386 machine with Interactive 3.2 2 Unix.
Makefile was set for USG.