Steven Hartland wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kris Kennaway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Steven Hartland wrote:
A totally empty file is not valid try the following test:-
touch empty
tar cvzf test.tar.gz --files-from empty
tar tvzf test.tar.gz tar: Unrecognized archive format: Inappropriate file type or format
tar --version
bsdtar 1.2.53 - libarchive 1.2.53
gtar tvzf test.tar.gz
gtar --version
tar (GNU tar) 1.15.1

Tested on: FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p9

OK, so it's already fixed?

Not that I'm aware of. gtar works but libarchive tar fails on
the file it created.

Yes, in 6.2.  What about the report that it works in 6.3?

Kris
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