Re: [Bug-tar] tar-1.15.1+: numerous bugs in xheader.c

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote:

> I installed the
> following patch, which fixed most (but not all) the problems I found.

Thank you. What's the exact reason for this change:

>       The -v option now prints time stamps only to 1-minute resolution.

It breaks backward compatibility, is it really needed?

Regards,
Sergey