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| author | Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> | 1998-02-18 01:23:55 +0000 |
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| committer | Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> | 1998-02-18 01:23:55 +0000 |
| commit | 7f0553b27033f39991530a9e157f9e899ebb55d0 (patch) | |
| tree | 955bf8fb58849b8b950468da0fffbce9b50d0b68 /README | |
| parent | 08ba6038aacecfda47ffe5b87df63ad62e50b967 (diff) | |
| download | tar-7f0553b27033f39991530a9e157f9e899ebb55d0.tar.gz | |
Add explanation of why this isn't an official version.
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@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@ -GNU `tar' 1.12.lfs.1 is an unofficial port of GNU `tar' 1.12 to Large +GNU `tar' 1.12.lfs.2 is an unofficial port of GNU `tar' 1.12 to Large File Summit (LFS) environments like Solaris 2.6 that rely on integer system types longer than `long'. Ordinary GNU `tar' 1.12 cannot handle files larger than 2 GB when compiled in such environments. This port addresses that problem. Please send bug reports specific to this unofficial version of GNU `tar' to <eggert@twinsun.com>. +This is not intended to be a forked release for GNU tar; it's +just an interim experimental release, mostly intended for +Large File Summit hosts like Solaris 2.6. The patches of this +release have all been submitted via the usual channels and +they should no longer be needed once the next official release +of GNU tar is out. + + Please glance through *all* sections of this `README' file before starting configuration. Also make sure you read files `ABOUT-NLS' and `INSTALL' if you are not familiar with them already. |