Hi, Bruno Haible <br...@clisp.org> writes:
> While running the (automake-provided) 'dist' target of GNU gettext, I > encountered this error: > > tar: > gettext-0.19.8.1.74-72e49-dirty/gettext-tools/gnulib-tests/test-term-ostream-xterm-linux-mandriva.out: > file name is too long (max 99); not dumped > tar: > gettext-0.19.8.1.74-72e49-dirty/gettext-runtime/intl-csharp/doc/GNU_Gettext_GettextResourceManager.html: > file name is too long (max 99); not dumped > > My findings [1] confirm the description of the 'tar-ustar' and 'tar-pax' > option. However, I found the text > "... is believed to be old enough ..." > "... very modern platforms" > a bit vague to base decisions on. Therefore here is a documentation patch > to document the actual findings. Indeed more precision is better in this context. > [1] https://savannah.gnu.org/support/index.php?109437 > > From 7ba5050bd7a40d467378bad642ec1e11ca85df96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Bruno Haible <br...@clisp.org> > Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 01:52:34 +0100 > Subject: [PATCH] doc: Document the portability of various tar formats better. > > * doc/automake.texi (List of Automake options): Document the portability of > the tar-ustar and tar-pax options better. > --- Pushed in commit fab4fb3aabf0a20d4c99fb7171de163d42e391e2. Thanks. -- Mathieu Lirzin GPG: F2A3 8D7E EB2B 6640 5761 070D 0ADE E100 9460 4D37
