I have had many problems with Java-based TAR solutions. I often use this where I can:
https://github.com/airlift/airship/blob/master/airship-shared/src/main/java/io/airlift/airship/shared/FileUtils.java On Jun 2, 2014, at 7:15 PM, Dan Tran <[email protected]> wrote: > BTW, > > I never have good luck with plexus-archiver, and always ended up to > implement my own 'unpack' using native tar to speed up the build and also > reserve the softlinks in the archive. > > So am asking the user list to see if there any interests in this feature to > give enough incentive to implement it > > Thanks > > -D > > > > On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Dan Tran <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Alex, I will find a good sample file for you. >> >> Thanks >> >> -D >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Alexander Kriegisch < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Oh, I see, multiple options. Okay, then yes - maintenance nightmare. I >>> think we should not easily give up Java's idea of platform independence and >>> Maven's whole point: creating standardised, repeatable builds. >>> >>> If your idea is a reaction on your latest tar.gz problems, maybe we can >>> find another solution for it. You have not reacted on my offer to inspect >>> your files and see if I have an idea how to fix that in Java. :-) >>> -- >>> Alexander Kriegisch >>> >>> >>>> Am 03.06.2014 um 00:48 schrieb Dan Tran <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>> correct, I would expect user to install tar.exe or cygwin with tar on >>>> windows and activate the option. By default, it still uses >>> plexus-archiver >>>> to unpack >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Alexander Kriegisch < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Windows does not have tar by default. You need to install Git (incl. >>> Git >>>>> Bash), Cygwin, GnuWin32 or similar. I would not expect any user to >>> have tar >>>>> installed at all or if so then in any predictable location or even >>>>> reachable via PATH. >>>>> -- >>>>> Alexander Kriegisch >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Am 03.06.2014 um 00:36 schrieb Dan Tran <[email protected]>: >>>>>> >>>>>> I am think of enhancing maven-dependency-plugin by adding option to >>>>> unpack >>>>>> 'tar' like artifact using native tar since it is faster and reserve >>> soft >>>>>> links (?) >>>>>> >>>>>> Thoughts? would it be a maintaining night mare?? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> -Dan >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >>> >> Thanks, Jason ---------------------------------------------------------- Jason van Zyl Founder, Apache Maven http://twitter.com/jvanzyl http://twitter.com/takari_io --------------------------------------------------------- To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking. -- Johann von Goethe
