Bug#429417: tar: -W corrupts snapshot file of -g

2007-06-26 Thread Frank Vogt
On Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 03:05:40AM +0100, Bdale Garbee wrote: > I will package 1.17 and upload it soonest. Good to hear - thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#429417: tar: -W corrupts snapshot file of -g

2007-06-18 Thread Frank Vogt
This error originates from the gnu.org source of tar 1.16 and 1.16.1. It is fixed in tar 1.17. A quote from the NEWS file of tar 1.17: --- version 1.17 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2007-06-08 ... * Fix operation of --verify --listed-incremental. Version 1.16.1 produced a full dump whe

Bug#429417: tar: -W corrupts snapshot file of -g

2007-06-17 Thread Frank Vogt
Package: tar Version: 1.16-2 When I use tar to create incremental archives and combine the parameters -W (verifying) and -g (incremental backups), the created snapshot file is incomplete. As a result, the next incremental backup archives unchanged files. The following script gives an example ("te