I filed an Jira at https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MDEP-447 . Let's see how much interests it can gather
-D On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 10:40 PM, Alexander Kriegisch < [email protected]> wrote: > I disagree, even though I could live with it. How about putting the effort > in improving the Java implementation if something is wrong with symlink > extraction? And BTW, your archives in this case (see other thread) just had > the wrong extension because you packed them without the "z" option, which > is a simple user mistake. I can also create an Excel file and rename it to > myfile.txt, which does not make it readable in a normal text editor. ;-) > -- > Alexander Kriegisch > > > > Am 03.06.2014 um 06:20 schrieb Dan Tran <[email protected]>: > > > > Looks like it is worth a try to get maven-dependency-plugin having an > > option to use native tar during unpack. > > > > Thanks Jason > > > > -Dan > > > > > > > >> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 6:32 PM, Jason van Zyl <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> 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 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
