NetBSD Problem Report #9287

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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 19:53:49 +0100 (MET)
From: kilbi@rad.rwth-aachen.de
Reply-To: kilbi@rad.rwth-aachen.de
To: gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org
Subject: GNU tar version 1.11.2 y2k bug
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>Number:         9287
>Category:       y2k
>Synopsis:       GNU tar version 1.11.2 doesn't understand 2k dates
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    y2k-manager
>State:          closed
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jan 24 10:57:00 +0000 2000
>Closed-Date:    Mon Jan 24 21:57:12 +0000 2000
>Last-Modified:  Mon Jan 24 21:58:50 +0000 2000
>Originator:     
>Release:        at least NetBSD 1.3.3, 1.4.1, 1.4.2_ALPHA 1.4P
>Organization:

Markus.
>Environment:

System: NetBSD pcwork3 1.4.2_ALPHA NetBSD 1.4.2_ALPHA (PCWORK3) #5: Tue Jan 4 20:11:35 MET 2000 root@radix:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/PCWORK3 i386


>Description:
	The actually used GNU tar version in NetBSD cannot handle 2k
	date specifications.
>How-To-Repeat:
	  tar --newer "Mon Jan 24 03:05:02 MET 2000" -cvf t.tar test

	yields a

	  tar: invalid date format `Mon Jan 24 03:05:02 MET 2000'
>Fix:
	Upgrade GNU tar at least to version 1.12
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:

From: Hubert Feyrer <feyrer@rfhs8012.fh-regensburg.de>
To: kilbi@rad.rwth-aachen.de
Cc: gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org
Subject: Re: y2k/9287: GNU tar version 1.11.2 y2k bug
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 20:04:19 +0100 (MET)

 On Mon, 24 Jan 2000 kilbi@rad.rwth-aachen.de wrote:
 > >Synopsis:       GNU tar version 1.11.2 doesn't understand 2k dates
 ...
 > >Fix:
 > 	Upgrade GNU tar at least to version 1.12

 Just to mention it:
 Such an upgrade would also fix any problems with handling files >2GB, as
 was noted by the GNU Tar maintainers (see mail below). The problem is also
 described in PR 9248.


  - Hubert


 Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 20:33:59 +0100
 From: Gerhard Poul <gpoul@gnu.org>
 To: hubert.feyrer@informatik.fh-regensburg.de
 Cc: eggert@gnu.org
 Subject: Re: GTar and files >2GB

    If you have a fix for the problem, I'd appreciate a short notice.
 Thanks!

 Thanks for your bug report. The problem described should be fixed
 since tar-1.13 which is available at any ftp.gnu.org mirror site.

 We have fixed many bugs since tar-1.13 and I think you should consider
 using the tar-1.13.17 which is available at alpha.gnu.org/gnu/tar.

 We're currently working on getting tar-1.14 out. Please don't forget
 to upgrade to this stable version as soon as it is available.


 -- 
 NetBSD - Better for your uptime than Viagra

State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: tron 
State-Changed-When: Mon Jan 24 13:57:12 PST 2000 
State-Changed-Why:  
That bug was fixed in -current at 2000/01/05. The fix was pull upped to 
1.4.2_ALPHA at 2000/01/08. 
>Unformatted:

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