RFC: bsdtar in 5.3
Tim Kientzle
kientzle at freebsd.org
Sun Jun 27 06:57:23 GMT 2004
I would like to make bsdtar the default
FreeBSD system tar for -CURRENT within
the next week or so.
That should give it broad enough usage
over the next couple of months to prove
that it's ready for 5-STABLE.
My plan:
* Make /usr/bin/tar default to a symlink
to /usr/bin/bsdtar as soon as possible.
(Currently, it defaults to /usr/bin/gtar
unless you build WITH_BSDTAR.)
* Leave /usr/bin/gtar in the base system
through the 5.x cycle.
* For 6.0, remove /usr/bin/gtar and rename
/usr/bin/bsdtar to /usr/bin/tar.
Any objections, suggestions, or comments?
Tim Kientzle
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