Re: [Bug-tar] tar 1.15.1 doesn't compile on sunos 4.1.4

[Paul Eggert]

Joerg Schilling <address@hidden> writes:

> Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> jason andrade <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>> > i'm unable to get tar 1.15.1 to compile on sunos 4.1.4.
>>
>> Is this because you really need tar 1.15.1 to run on SunOS 4.1.4,
>> or simply because you're trying to help tar to become more portable?

> If backwards compatibility is no longer an issue for GNU tar,

That's nonsense, of course, and I'm a bit surprised to see you
spouting it.  There's a huge difference between not bothering to
support old hosts that nobody really uses any more, and dropping
support for old archive formats that lots of people will need to use
for the indefinite future.

We all realize that you're competing against GNU tar, and are using
the bug-tar forum to promote your own implementation: but can't you
please tone it down a little?  bug-tar is supposed to be for the
support of GNU tar, not for spreading misinformation about it.