X-Git-Url: https://git.dogcows.com/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=TODO;h=f325d17dffb89c79ac8f224466e49cedbae56b79;hb=1d26fff0f3d9dd0baf9ea40f047169241896cca4;hp=22962d2c4eba6ba45349b53a35c0da0bcf2b6cee;hpb=2ab1422c04c8e4627fbe71f0a25bf2efd0a044ea;p=chaz%2Ftar diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index 22962d2..f325d17 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -1,28 +1,20 @@ Suggestions for improving GNU tar. +* <45BEC0DB.8040903@unix-beratung.de> + * Incorporate fixes from major distributions, e.g., Debian GNU/Linux. -* --append should bail out if the two archives are of different types. +* Add support for restoring file time stamps to sub-second resolution, + if the file system supports this. -* Add support for GNU private keywords in POSIX 1003.1-2001 headers, -so that the GNU extensions (--incremental, --label and ---multi-volume) may be used with POSIX archives. +* Add support for restoring the attributes of symbolic links, for + OSes like FreeBSD that have the lutimes and lchmod functions. + +* --append should bail out if the two archives are of different types. * 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. @@ -50,7 +42,7 @@ so that the GNU extensions (--incremental, --label and (http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-utils/2002-05/msg00022.html) - + * Copyright notice Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @@ -69,8 +61,8 @@ so that the GNU extensions (--incremental, --label and 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. + the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, + Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. Local variables: