[Bug-tar] [PATCH] low-prio - deadcode causing inability to use --pax-option

[Pavel Raiskup]

Hello,

please, could you consider applying the attached patch?  The problem is
when tar is invoked with --format option, such that:

  (format != posix && format != default)

In such case it is impossible to change file attributes while
extracting/listing by --pax-option, e.g.:

  tar --format=gnu --pax-option="mtime:={now}" -xvf test.tar

Note:  I tried to prepare macro in src/common.h rather then fixing it
directly in src/tar.c, because I'd like to reuse this macro later on (if
possible) in extended attributes proposal.

Pavel

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