[bug#60419] Allow user-defined 'tar' options

2022-12-30 Thread Bogdan
This is not a new bug. My fix touches https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=19615 and allows the users to fix the defect by providing their own options to 'tar', like user/group IDs. This probably cannot be fixed portably and securely in Automake, so at least the users have an option t

[bug#60419] Allow user-defined 'tar' options

2022-12-30 Thread Bogdan
Hello again. This time a patch that allows Automake users to provide their own command-line options that will be passed to the 'tar' utility when creating distribution packages. This indirectly addresses bug#19615. The defect probably can't be fixed in a portable and secure way, so Automake