[Bug-tar] Re: test mode

[Gerry Reno]

  Ok, using -f /dev/null would work for this with unices but not for
msdos.  The msdos version works with the following patch:

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$diff -u buffer.c.prepatch buffer.c
--- buffer.c.prepatch   2003-09-10 18:50:26.218750000 -0400
+++ buffer.c    2003-09-27 23:56:24.281250000 -0400
@@ -823,6 +823,16 @@
   else
     ar_dev = 0;

+#else
+  /* DOS/Windows: Detect if outputting to "nul".  */
+  {
+    static char const dev_null[] = "nul";
+    struct stat dev_null_stat;
+
+    dev_null_output =
+      (strcmp (archive_name_array[0], dev_null) == 0
+       || (! _isrmt (archive)));
+  }
 #endif /* not MSDOS */

 #if MSDOS
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