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@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+README for GNU tar
+
+       Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
+       2001, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+       This file is part of GNU tar.
+
+       GNU tar is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+       it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+       the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+       any later version.
+
+       GNU tar is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+       but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+       GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+       along with tar; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+       the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+       Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+
 Please glance through *all* sections of this
 `README' file before starting configuration.  Also make sure you read files
 `ABOUT-NLS' and `INSTALL' if you are not familiar with them already.
@@ -29,6 +52,10 @@ Besides those configure options documented in files `INSTALL' and
 operating system supports large files.  Typically, large files are
 those larger on 2 GB on a 32-bit host.
 
+The default archive format is GNU, this can be overridden by
+presetting DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_FORMAT while configuring. The allowed
+values are GNU, V7, OLDGNU and POSIX.
+
 The default archive device is now `stdin' on read and `stdout' on write.
 The installer can still override this by presetting `DEFAULT_ARCHIVE'
 in the environment before configuring (the behavior of `-[0-7]' or
@@ -37,14 +64,13 @@ in the environment before configuring (the behavior of `-[0-7]' or
 
 For comprehensive modifications to GNU tar, you might need tools beyond
 those used in simple installations.  Fully install GNU m4 1.4 first,
-and only then, Autoconf 2.13 or later.  Install Perl, then Automake
-1.4 or later.  You might need Bison 1.28 or later, and GNU tar itself.
-All are available on GNU archive sites, like in
-ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/.
-
-Send bug reports to `bug-tar@gnu.org'.  (Beware, old-timers: it is
-`@gnu', not `@prep'; and not `bug-gnu-utils' anymore.)  A bug report is
-an adequate description of the problem: your input, what you expected,
+and only then, Autoconf 2.57 or later.  Install Perl, then Automake
+1.7.5 or later.  Also, install gettext 0.12.1 or later.  You might
+need Bison 1.875 or later, and GNU tar itself.  All are available on
+GNU archive sites, like in ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/.
+
+Send bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>.  A bug report should contain
+an adequate description of the problem, your input, what you expected,
 what you got, and why this is wrong.  Diffs are welcome, but they only
 describe a solution, from which the problem might be uneasy to infer.
 If needed, submit actual data files with your report.  Small data files
@@ -115,7 +141,7 @@ to a value from the table below, before configuration (see `INSTALL').
        Solaris         (vendor)        -Bstatic
        SunOS           (vendor)        -Bstatic
 
-* Failed test `incremen.sh'.
+* Failed tests `ignfail.sh' or `incremen.sh'.
 
 In an NFS environment, lack of synchronization between machine clocks
 might create difficulties to any tool comparing dates and file time stamps,