This is fixed in edgy - updating compressed archives is simply disallowed: (ubuntu) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ tar --version tar (GNU tar) 1.15.91 Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason. (ubuntu) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ tar -czf foo.tgz foo1 (ubuntu) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ tar -rzf foo.tgz foo2 tar: Cannot update compressed archives Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information. -- Crash when attempting to append to a compressed archive https://launchpad.net/bugs/25833 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
