Dan Grayson <dan <at> math.uiuc.edu> writes: > > Here is a patch to tar that fixes the problem by using mtime instead of ctime. > Yes, it's not a problem with cygwin or tar, but I see no way for users to > figure out, under Windows, which processes are changing the status of their > files. > > diff -ur tar-1.25-copy/src/extract.c tar-1.25/src/extract.c > --- tar-1.25-copy/src/extract.c 2010-11-01 15:34:59.000000000 -0500 > +++ tar-1.25/src/extract.c 2011-04-27 09:12:58.941555800 -0500 ... >
I ran your patch on tar-1.26 and it compiled just fine. With the new tar I have no tar/untar problems on two Win7 Ult x64 PCs running up to date Cygwins. Thanks. Lester -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
