[zfs-discuss] Possible ZFS problem

Joerg Schilling
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:01:37 -0000

andy thomas <andy at time-domain.co.uk> wrote:

> I''ve tended to use GNU tar on Solaris as apparently there was a
bug in the
> Solaris version of tar from very log ago where it would not extract files
> properly from tarfiles created on non-Solaris systems. Maybe this
> long-standing bug has been fixed at last?

This is a result from the fact that GNU tar does not create tar archives.

GNU tar is a real problem with respect to interoperability.

star works on any OS and is standard compliant.

J?rg

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