Package: tar
Version: 1.35+dfsg-3.1
Severity: important
Dear Maintainer,
Extracting with tar v1.35 and the --keep-newer-files option results in
the spurious (incorrect) error:
'Unexpected inconsistency when making directory'
This prevents scripts using this feature from running.
GNU has already posted a patch to fix this bug back in 2024, their id:
65838. Their report also includes a simple script for reproducing the bug.
GNU URL:
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?65838
Workaround: Reverting to tar v1.34 avoids the error.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 13.5
APT prefers stable-security
APT policy: (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.18.29-1.qubes.fc41.x86_64 (SMP w/2 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE
not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages tar depends on:
ii libacl1 2.3.2-2+b1
ii libc6 2.41-12+deb13u3
ii libselinux1 3.8.1-1
tar recommends no packages.
Versions of packages tar suggests:
ii bzip2 1.0.8-6
pn ncompress <none>
pn tar-doc <none>
pn tar-scripts <none>
ii xz-utils 5.8.1-1
-- no debconf information
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Chris Laprise, [email protected]
https://codeberg.org/tasket
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