On Wednesday, 08.03.2006 at 10:02 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:

> >This package of 'tar' is the current default in Debian/Sarge and is
> >updated with various security issues without changing the version
> >number, so it's not entirely clear what version is really there under
> >the hood.
> 
> Which is exactly why I get this stuff (both tar and amanda) from the
> src and build my own.  It Just Works(TM). :)

Well, that works both ways of course.  The latest source might introduce
new problems, and at least distro-issued packages have been
preconfigured to put the files in 'all the right places', as per the
distro's usual specifications ...

I'll investigate what Ian has posted about listed-incremental...

Dave.
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