You may want to extract the tar file using a special qualifier to vmstar, namely the following one:
/DATE_POLICY -- Decide what times of extracted files will be set: [NO]CREATION [NO]MODIFICATION I often use: tar /extract/verbose/date_policy=none <tarfile.tar> HTH Peter Prymmer -----Original Message----- From: Black, Andrew (Global Products Unit) [mailto:andrew.bl...@logica.com] Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 7:06 AM To: vmsperl@perl.org Subject: RE: Building VMS Perl (5-12.3) I am getting some problems doing this build. I am using MMS if that makes (accidental pun!) any difference ---- MCR Sys$Disk:[]miniperl.exe "-I[.lib]" "-I[.cpan.Cwd]" "-I[.cpan.Cwd.lib]" make_ ext.pl "MAKE=MMS" "--nonxs" Making Archive::Extract (all) %MMS-W-GMFUTURE, Time for [--.LIB.ARCHIVE].EXISTS is in the future: 28-MAR-2011 11:19:35.00 %MMS-W-GMFUTURE, Time for [--.LIB.ARCHIVE].EXISTS is in the future: 28-MAR-2011 11:19:35.00 ..... and more MMS "config" /DESCRIPTION=descrip.mms /MACRO=("PERL_CORE=1") failed, continuing anyway... Making all in cpan/Archive-Extract MMS "all" /DESCRIPTION=descrip.mms /MACRO=("PERL_CORE=1") %MMS-W-GMFUTURE, Time for [--.LIB.ARCHIVE].EXISTS is in the future: 28-MAR-2011 11:19:35.00 %MMS-W-GMFUTURE, Time for [--.LIB.ARCHIVE].EXISTS is in the future: 28-MAR-2011 11:19:35.00 Think green - keep it on the screen. This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.