X-Git-Url: https://git.dogcows.com/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=TODO;h=6b0dbc6817215923c4814b19ab9ff930c8630a3e;hb=7bfcbd6a27e5b5c7f61cc5a54d6cc0414b7e72c6;hp=f5ca51baa80d6d521328581d22c38345e59d2d41;hpb=c5fd5f9e8dd663fe9b6fe8b2a07b435569c7b785;p=chaz%2Ftar diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index f5ca51b..6b0dbc6 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -17,18 +17,6 @@ so that the GNU extensions (--incremental, --label and * Add support for a 'pax' command that conforms to POSIX 1003.1-2001. This would unify paxutils with tar. -* Remove command-line incompatibilities between GNU tar and UNIX tar - as specified by UNIX98. The main problem is: - - l GNU tar doesn't cross filesystem boundaries. - UNIX98 tar warns if all links cannot be resolved. - (GNU tar --check-links option) - - Currently tar prints a warning when this option is used. Sometime - in the future its semantics will be changed to that of --check-links. - In the meanwhile we should announce a phase-in period where "l" - changes in semantics. - * Interoperate better with Joerg Schilling's star implementation. * Add an option to remove files that compare successfully.