> From: Rick Coupland <address@hidden>
> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 12:41:54 -0700
> I have now discovered that the file is restored & the contents are
> correct but the file name is incorrect. It is missing the last
> character.
This sounds like a bug that is fixed in the latest test version of GNU
tar. You can get the latest test version from:
ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.13.25.tar.gz
(Sorry, I forget which tar version you're using.)
> I have now reproduced the problem with a zapped version of all of
> the source files (every printable character replaced with a "Z"). The
> resulting archive, compressed with bzip2 is about 2 MB. Where
> would you like me to put it?
If you can reproduce the problem with tar 1.13.25, please email me
that archive. 9Please don't bother sending it to tar-bugs.)