Re: tar 1.13.17 Alpha Linux problems

[Paul Eggert]

> From: "James W. McKelvey" <address@hidden>
> Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 10:55:30 -0700
> 
> tar: : Warning: Cannot stat: No such file or directory

I think this bug may be fixed in the latest test version.
Can you please give it a try?
ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.13.25.tar.gz

> tar: /dev/st0: Cannot read: Input/output error
> ...
> I know it could be a drive or tape problem, but it's suspicious that this
> always happens at the end of the archive. There are only a few small files
> to go, so I wonder whether tar is trying to read too far.

Yes, that sounds plausible.  This sort of problem tends to be specific
to tape drive model, though, so if it is a tar bug I'm afraid you'll
have to find out what's happening, with GDB say.