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From: petri@digiw.UUCP (Petri Alhola)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: aha1542 and Archive 2150 Panic broblem solved
Message-ID: <1175@digiw.UUCP>
Date: 14 Mar 90 15:32:26 GMT
References: <1173@digiw.UUCP> <511257@nstar.UUCP>
Reply-To: petri@digiw.UUCP (Petri Alhola)
Organization: Digiware , Helsinki Finland
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In article <511257@nstar.UUCP> larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) writes:
>
>I am just wondering why you are using gnu tar verses the other versions
>of tar out there?
>
>The reason I ask is that I too will be looking for a replacment tar, and
>would like to know why you selected the gnu release.
>

I am using gnu tar mostly becouse there is bug in ISC original tar
program , it just dumps core after few files tarred into tape from
large directiries/files like taring gnu emacs sources .
Gnu tar was relatively easy to port. I found two problems with it.
First, when i tared large number of files, it also dumped core. After
some bug hunting i found that it is caused by bug in original
directory library and malloc. When i replaced malloc with gnu malloc 
everything works fine. Other problem is that it still dumps core if there
if illegal filenames in directory, like ones containing controll
characters. Generaly i am wery satisfied gtar, it works fine and
some options like compress makes it easier to use
If there is intrest, i can send diffs for gtar 1.07 for 386/ix
in this newsgroup.

 Petri Alhola
 petri@digiw.fi