Re: [Bug-tar] tar V1.15.91 does not include all top-level directories

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Pawel Debski <address@hidden> wrote:

> I have reviewed various archives made with various options and I've
> noticed that tar exits silently on the /sys/module/8250/parameters/probe_rsa

Strange indeed. Can you send me this file, so I try to reproduce the
behavior? 
 
> Abstracting from whether it makes sense to back-up /sys or not I have
> the feeling that tar should not exit silently making me believe that the
> archive is valid.

Of course it should not.
 
> I have a little trouble uploading V1.16.1 to this machine but nothing in
> the release notes was suggesting that the problem was corrected.

Well, I'd suggest you to try nevertheless.

Regards,
Sergey