Re: [Bug-tar] Latest Tar on OS/2

[Paul Smedley]

Hi Helmut,

Helmut Waitzmann wrote:
> Paul Smedley <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Hi All,
> > I just compiled tar on OS/2 using Innotek GCC.
> >
> > It builds fine and works fine, except that it chokes on archives with drive
> > letters.
> >
> > eg:
> > [M:\]tar -xvf e:\file.tar
> > tar: e\:\\file.tar: Cannot open: I/O error
> > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
>
> Try to use the '--force-local' tar option:
>
> `--force-local'
>      Archive file is local even if it contains a colon.
>
> [M:\]tar -xvf e:\file.tar --force-local
>
> Does the error still persist?

Nope - works perfectly with --force-local.

Is there a way to force the --force-local option :)

Cheers,

Paul.