[issue36268] Change default tar format to modern POSIX 2001 (pax) for better portability/interop, support and standards conformance

Change by C.A.M. Gerlach : -- pull_requests: +12567 ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe:

[issue36268] Change default tar format to modern POSIX 2001 (pax) for better portability/interop, support and standards conformance

Serhiy Storchaka added the comment: Thank you for your contribution! -- resolution: -> fixed stage: patch review -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___

[issue36268] Change default tar format to modern POSIX 2001 (pax) for better portability/interop, support and standards conformance

Serhiy Storchaka added the comment: New changeset e680c3db80efc4a1d637dd871af21276db45ae03 by Serhiy Storchaka (CAM Gerlach) in branch 'master': bpo-36268: Change default tar format to pax from GNU. (GH-12355) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/e680c3db80efc4a1d637dd871af21276db45ae03

[issue36268] Change default tar format to modern POSIX 2001 (pax) for better portability/interop, support and standards conformance

C.A.M. Gerlach added the comment: Also, one additional minor note (since I apparently can't edit comments here). Windows 10 (since the April 2018 update a year ago) now includes libarchive-based bsdtar built-in by default and accessible from the standard command prompt, which as mentioned

[issue36268] Change default tar format to modern POSIX 2001 (pax) for better portability/interop, support and standards conformance

C.A.M. Gerlach added the comment: PR is up with CI checks green as [GH-12355](https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/12355). I also had to fix one test which implicitly assumed that DEFAULT_FORMAT == GNU_FORMAT. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue36268] Change default tar format to modern POSIX 2001 (pax) for better portability/interop, support and standards conformance

Change by C.A.M. Gerlach : -- keywords: +patch pull_requests: +12320 stage: -> patch review ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue36268] Change default tar format to modern POSIX 2001 (pax) for better portability/interop, support and standards conformance

C.A.M. Gerlach added the comment: Sure, in work now. Its my first contribution to CPython, so bear with me. I presume this is too trivial to go in the What's New in Python article, but does merit a NEWS entry so users are aware of the change? Aside from changing [this

[issue36268] Change default tar format to modern POSIX 2001 (pax) for better portability/interop, support and standards conformance

Serhiy Storchaka added the comment: Do you mind to create a PR? -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list

[issue36268] Change default tar format to modern POSIX 2001 (pax) for better portability/interop, support and standards conformance

C.A.M. Gerlach added the comment: In general, since pax is a backwards-compatible superset of the standard, portable ustar unlike the vendor-specific GNU format that even GNU tar itself no longer recommends in favor of switching to pax by default, it is to my understanding essentially

[issue36268] Change default tar format to modern POSIX 2001 (pax) for better portability/interop, support and standards conformance

Serhiy Storchaka added the comment: Looks reasonable. Do you know whether it is supported on OpenBSD and NetBSD? In other popular programming languages? -- nosy: +serhiy.storchaka ___ Python tracker

[issue36268] Change default tar format to modern POSIX 2001 (pax) for better portability/interop, support and standards conformance

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[issue36268] Change default tar format to modern POSIX 2001 (pax) for better portability/interop, support and standards conformance

New submission from C.A.M. Gerlach : I propose changing tarfile.DEFAULT_FORMAT to be tarfile.PAX_FORMAT , rather than the legacy tarfile.GNU_FORMAT for Python 3.8. This would offer several benefits: • Removes limitations of the old GNU tar format, including in max UID/GID values and bits in