Minor change.

* NEWS: Update.
* doc/tar.texi: Update.
* src/create.c (finish_header): Minor change.

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7624d8022bc6b0232840907a957bec6bd661c441..091df94291932cb14f761cea4723a43279d84026 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2009-10-07
+GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2010-01-24

 Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>
 
 \f
 Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>
 
 \f


@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ messages are suppressed.  For example,
 suppresses the output of `A lone zero block' diagnostics, which is
 normally issued if `archive' ends with a single block of zeros.
 
 suppresses the output of `A lone zero block' diagnostics, which is
 normally issued if `archive' ends with a single block of zeros.
 

+See Tar Manual, section 3.9 "Controlling Warning Messages", for a
+detailed discussion.
+

 * New command line option `--level'
 
 The `--level=N' option sets the incremental dump level N.  It
 * New command line option `--level'
 
 The `--level=N' option sets the incremental dump level N.  It


@@ -77,10 +80,10 @@ the Epoch or a `Time reference' (see below).
 * Time references in --pax-option argument.
 
 Any value from the --pax-option argument that is enclosed in a pair
 * Time references in --pax-option argument.
 
 Any value from the --pax-option argument that is enclosed in a pair

-of curly braces.  In that case, the string between the braces is
-understood either as a textual time representation, as described in
+of curly braces represents a time reference.  The string between the 
+braces is understood either as a textual time representation, as described in

 chapter 7, "Date input formats", of the Tar manual, or as a name of
 chapter 7, "Date input formats", of the Tar manual, or as a name of

-the existing file, starting with `/' or `.'.  In the latter
+an existing file, starting with `/' or `.'.  In the latter

 case, the value is replaced with the modification time of that file.
 
 * Bugfixes
 case, the value is replaced with the modification time of that file.
 
 * Bugfixes


@@ -90,6 +93,9 @@ case, the value is replaced with the modification time of that file.
 ** Correctly restore modes and permissions on existing directories.
 ** The --remove-files option removes the files only if they were
 succesfully stored in the archive.
 ** Correctly restore modes and permissions on existing directories.
 ** The --remove-files option removes the files only if they were
 succesfully stored in the archive.

+** Fix storing and listing of the volume labels in POSIX format.
+** Improve algorithm for splitting long file names (ustar
+format).

 
 \f
 version 1.22 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2009-03-05
 
 \f
 version 1.22 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2009-03-05

diff --git a/doc/tar.texi b/doc/tar.texi
index 1102e32aba26be6b71a67f033c5f1e1cd69e501f..9a8b171953e1e7e7083a0100e22b8e47211cf686 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/tar.texi
+++ b/doc/tar.texi
@@ -2572,6 +2572,10 @@ during archive creation, it is order sensitive.  @xref{directory}.
 When performing operations, @command{tar} will skip files that match
 @var{pattern}.  @xref{exclude}.
 
 When performing operations, @command{tar} will skip files that match
 @var{pattern}.  @xref{exclude}.
 

+@opsummary{exclude-backups}
+@item --exclude-backups
+Exclude backup and lock files.  @xref{exclude,, exclude-backups}.
+

 @opsummary{exclude-from}
 @item --exclude-from=@var{file}
 @itemx -X @var{file}
 @opsummary{exclude-from}
 @item --exclude-from=@var{file}
 @itemx -X @var{file}


@@ -2585,7 +2589,7 @@ patterns in the file @var{file}.  @xref{exclude}.
 Exclude from dump any directory containing a valid cache directory
 tag file, but still dump the directory node and the tag file itself.
 
 Exclude from dump any directory containing a valid cache directory
 tag file, but still dump the directory node and the tag file itself.
 

-@xref{exclude}.
+@xref{exclude,, exclude-caches}.

 
 @opsummary{exclude-caches-under}
 @item --exclude-caches-under
 
 @opsummary{exclude-caches-under}
 @item --exclude-caches-under


@@ -2605,19 +2609,20 @@ tag file.  @xref{exclude}.
 @item --exclude-tag=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump any directory containing file named @var{file}, but
 @item --exclude-tag=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump any directory containing file named @var{file}, but

-dump the directory node and @var{file} itself.  @xref{exclude}.
+dump the directory node and @var{file} itself.  @xref{exclude,, exclude-tag}.

 
 @opsummary{exclude-tag-under}
 @item --exclude-tag-under=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump the contents of any directory containing file
 
 @opsummary{exclude-tag-under}
 @item --exclude-tag-under=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump the contents of any directory containing file

-named @var{file}, but dump the directory node itself.  @xref{exclude}.
+named @var{file}, but dump the directory node itself.  @xref{exclude,,
+exclude-tag-under}.

 
 @opsummary{exclude-tag-all}
 @item --exclude-tag-all=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump any directory containing file named @var{file}.
 
 @opsummary{exclude-tag-all}
 @item --exclude-tag-all=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump any directory containing file named @var{file}.

-@xref{exclude}.
+@xref{exclude,,exclude-tag-all}.

 
 @opsummary{exclude-vcs}
 @item --exclude-vcs
 
 @opsummary{exclude-vcs}
 @item --exclude-vcs


@@ -2625,7 +2630,7 @@ Exclude from dump any directory containing file named @var{file}.
 Exclude from dump directories and files, that are internal for some
 widely used version control systems.
 
 Exclude from dump directories and files, that are internal for some
 widely used version control systems.
 

-@xref{exclude}.
+@xref{exclude,,exclude-vcs}.

 
 @opsummary{file}
 @item --file=@var{archive}
 
 @opsummary{file}
 @item --file=@var{archive}


@@ -7068,6 +7073,7 @@ which is difficult to catch using text editors.
 
 However, empty lines are OK.
 
 
 However, empty lines are OK.
 

+@table @option

 @cindex version control system, excluding files
 @cindex VCS, excluding files
 @cindex SCCS, excluding files
 @cindex version control system, excluding files
 @cindex VCS, excluding files
 @cindex SCCS, excluding files


@@ -7079,13 +7085,11 @@ However, empty lines are OK.
 @cindex Arch, excluding files
 @cindex Mercurial, excluding files
 @cindex Darcs, excluding files
 @cindex Arch, excluding files
 @cindex Mercurial, excluding files
 @cindex Darcs, excluding files

-@table @option

 @opindex exclude-vcs
 @item --exclude-vcs
 Exclude files and directories used by following version control
 systems: @samp{CVS}, @samp{RCS}, @samp{SCCS}, @samp{SVN}, @samp{Arch},
 @samp{Bazaar}, @samp{Mercurial}, and @samp{Darcs}.
 @opindex exclude-vcs
 @item --exclude-vcs
 Exclude files and directories used by following version control
 systems: @samp{CVS}, @samp{RCS}, @samp{SCCS}, @samp{SVN}, @samp{Arch},
 @samp{Bazaar}, @samp{Mercurial}, and @samp{Darcs}.

-@end table

 
 As of version @value{VERSION}, the following files are excluded:
 
 
 As of version @value{VERSION}, the following files are excluded:
 


@@ -7111,6 +7115,19 @@ As of version @value{VERSION}, the following files are excluded:
 @item @file{_darcs}
 @end itemize
 
 @item @file{_darcs}
 @end itemize
 

+@opindex exclude-backups
+@item --exclude-backups
+Exclude backup and lock files.  This option causes exclusion of files
+that match the following shell globbing patterns:
+
+@table @asis
+@item .#*
+@item *~
+@item #*#
+@end table
+
+@end table
+

 @findex exclude-caches
 When creating an archive, the @option{--exclude-caches} option family
 causes @command{tar} to exclude all directories that contain a @dfn{cache
 @findex exclude-caches
 When creating an archive, the @option{--exclude-caches} option family
 causes @command{tar} to exclude all directories that contain a @dfn{cache

diff --git a/src/create.c b/src/create.c
index 748f2747d25bd0b618ebba6d38d8df0e5fdcc03a..209e428ef820fac8f5d51dec4fe2c7b40f84896d 100644 (file)
--- a/src/create.c
+++ b/src/create.c
@@ -996,11 +996,9 @@ finish_header (struct tar_stat_info *st,
       && header->header.typeflag != XHDTYPE
       && header->header.typeflag != XGLTYPE)
     {
       && header->header.typeflag != XHDTYPE
       && header->header.typeflag != XGLTYPE)
     {

-      /* FIXME: These globals are parameters to print_header, sigh.  */
-
-      current_header = header;
+      /* FIXME: This global is used in print_header, sigh.  */

       current_format = archive_format;
       current_format = archive_format;

-      print_header (st, current_header, block_ordinal);
+      print_header (st, header, block_ordinal);

     }
 
   header = write_extended (false, st, header);
     }
 
   header = write_extended (false, st, header);