Re: [Bug-tar] GNU tar.exe opens a console window when run from the script

[Venkatesan]

Hi Sergy,
    Could you please let me know where can I download GNU for Windows
Binaries (.exe and .dll) for GNU tar 1.15.1. Please let me know.
Thanks in advance
Venkatean

----- Original Message -----
From: "Venkatesan" <address@hidden>
To: "Sergey Poznyakoff" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Bug-tar] GNU tar.exe opens a console window when run from the
script


> Hi Sergey,
>     Thanks for your quick response. Could you please let me know where can
I
> download the tar 1.15.1? I searched in this URL
> http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/ I got only the source. Where can I
download
> the tar 1.15.1 binary i.e exe/dll files for windows?
> Thanks
> Venkatesan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sergey Poznyakoff" <address@hidden>
> To: "Venkatesan" <address@hidden>
> Cc: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 3:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Bug-tar] GNU tar.exe opens a console window when run from
the
> script
>
>
> > Venkatesan <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > >     Thanks for the quick reply. One more question, I tried to run the
> > > tar.exe in Win 98 (which has Msvcft.dll) It does not work. It said
> > > "C:\PROGRA~1\INSTAL~1\TAR.EXE: foo: Could not change access and
modifica
> > > tion times: Permission denied" Am I missing something here?
> >
> > It seems to be a windows-related issue. I don't run windows, so I cannot
> > help you with this. Maybe someone else on the list can.
> >
> > > <Venkatesan> Say for example, if you run any java application using
the
> java
> > > command to run any application from the script it will open a command
> window
> > > and run, but instead if you use javaw it will not open any window it
> will
> > > run silently at the background. Is there any way to run the tar.exe
this
> > > way?
> > > </Venkatesan>
> >
> > Again, it's a windows-related issue.
> >
> > > <Venkatesan> I already tried this -C directory option, but this option
> > > understands only the subdirectory from the current directory. Say for
> > [...]
> > > <Venkatesan> I am using tar dowonoaed from this link.
> > > http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/tar.htm. And seems there is
no
> >
> > This version is very outdated. The latest tar version is 1.15.1.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Sergey
>