bug#74847: change default tar format from v7 to ustar

2025-02-25 Thread Karl Berry

bug#74847: change default tar format from v7 to ustar

2025-02-25 Thread Simon Josefsson via Bug reports for Automake
Karl Berry writes: > Given Bruno's experience, ok, let's try. I won't be surprised if > problems come out of the woodwork, but maybe it will be fine. > > I think the change below is all that's needed to implement this? > I pushed it. Let me know if something more comes to mind. Thank you! >

bug#20831: Can m4 be built without automake?

2025-02-25 Thread Karl Berry
Hi Eric and all - back on this report from 2015 (sorry): https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=20831 This is a regression in behavior in upstream automake. It means that any automake-generated file that is unpacked with timestamp skew will now fail to build Yes. I'm afra