From: Paul Eggert Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 01:23:55 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Add explanation of why this isn't an official version. X-Git-Url: https://git.dogcows.com/gitweb?p=chaz%2Ftar;a=commitdiff_plain;h=7f0553b27033f39991530a9e157f9e899ebb55d0 Add explanation of why this isn't an official version. --- diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 2eabdde..17c1358 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,12 +1,19 @@ GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -version 1.12.lfs.1 - Paul Eggert, 1998-02. +version 1.12.lfs.2 - Paul Eggert, 1998-02. This version is an unofficial port of GNU `tar' 1.12 to Large File Summit (LFS) environments like Solaris 2.6 that rely on integer system types longer than `long'. Please send bug reports specific to this unofficial version of GNU `tar' to . + +This is not intended to be a forked release for GNU tar; it's +just an interim experimental release, mostly intended for +Large File Summit hosts like Solaris 2.6. The patches of this +release have all been submitted via the usual channels and +they should no longer be needed once the next official release +of GNU tar is out. Version 1.12 - François Pinard, 1997-04. diff --git a/README b/README index ab0e977..3ef2a61 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,10 +1,18 @@ -GNU `tar' 1.12.lfs.1 is an unofficial port of GNU `tar' 1.12 to Large +GNU `tar' 1.12.lfs.2 is an unofficial port of GNU `tar' 1.12 to Large File Summit (LFS) environments like Solaris 2.6 that rely on integer system types longer than `long'. Ordinary GNU `tar' 1.12 cannot handle files larger than 2 GB when compiled in such environments. This port addresses that problem. Please send bug reports specific to this unofficial version of GNU `tar' to . +This is not intended to be a forked release for GNU tar; it's +just an interim experimental release, mostly intended for +Large File Summit hosts like Solaris 2.6. The patches of this +release have all been submitted via the usual channels and +they should no longer be needed once the next official release +of GNU tar is out. + + Please glance through *all* sections of this `README' file before starting configuration. Also make sure you read files `ABOUT-NLS' and `INSTALL' if you are not familiar with them already.