X-Git-Url: https://git.dogcows.com/gitweb?p=chaz%2Ftar;a=blobdiff_plain;f=TODO;h=c56d3359553e6c9819431c36a624169416a922ca;hp=f5ca51baa80d6d521328581d22c38345e59d2d41;hb=HEAD;hpb=120e96c480fbfc5fa31fba0f59ba1a45953b838e diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index f5ca51b..c56d335 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ Suggestions for improving GNU tar. +* <45BEC0DB.8040903@unix-beratung.de> + * Incorporate fixes from major distributions, e.g., Debian GNU/Linux. * Add support for restoring file time stamps to sub-second resolution, @@ -10,25 +12,9 @@ Suggestions for improving GNU tar. * --append should bail out if the two archives are of different types. -* 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 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. @@ -59,24 +45,22 @@ so that the GNU extensions (--incremental, --label and * Copyright notice - Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright 2003-2004, 2007, 2013-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. - This file is part of GNU tar. +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 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 3 of the License, 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. +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., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, - Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with this program. If not, see . Local variables: