Re: [Bug-tar] src/names.c rev 1.64

[Christian Weisgerber]

Sergey Poznyakoff:

> > Take tar 1.18, add the rev. 1.63/1.64 change to src/names.c, run
> > make test.  It will get stuck here:
> > 
> >  19: extracting symlinks over an existing file    
> 
> I've tried that. It has passed the testsuite like a charm. 

My bad, and you are correct.  The person who forwarded me that
change left in the semicolon after the while(), which effectively
created an infinite loop.  I failed to notice this when I compared
the patch with the Savannah CVS and even when I looked at the code.

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Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          address@hidden