README for GNU tar
- Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
+ 2001, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GNU tar.
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
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
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