ports/157498: x11-wm/obconf Uses incompatible tar flags

[Kris Moore]

>Number:         157498
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       x11-wm/obconf Uses incompatible tar flags
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jun 01 14:10:06 UTC 2011
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kris Moore
>Release:        9-CURRENT
>Organization:
PC-BSD / iXsystems
>Environment:
9-CURRENT
>Description:
When trying to install .obt theme files with obconf:


-Unable to extract file
-Ensure /usr/home/kris/.themes is writable (right clicking and checking "permissions" says it is), and that file is a valid theme, it is.
Errors Reported:

tar: Option --wildcards not supported
Usage:
List tar: -tf <archive-filename>
Extract: tar -xf <archive-filename>
Create: tar -cf <archive-filename> [filenames...]
Help: tar --help




>How-To-Repeat:
Just try to install any .obt theme file. 
>Fix:
The included patch corrects the issue. 

Patch attached with submission follows:

--- src/archive.c.orig	2011-06-01 14:00:24.000000000 +0000
+++ src/archive.c	2011-06-01 14:00:49.000000000 +0000
@@ -178,13 +178,12 @@
     argv[1] = g_strdup("-x");
     argv[2] = g_strdup("-v");
     argv[3] = g_strdup("-z");
-    argv[4] = g_strdup("--wildcards");
-    argv[5] = g_strdup("-f");
-    argv[6] = g_strdup(file);
-    argv[7] = g_strdup("-C");
-    argv[8] = g_strdup(to);
-    argv[9] = g_strdup(glob);
-    argv[10] = NULL;
+    argv[4] = g_strdup("-f");
+    argv[5] = g_strdup(file);
+    argv[6] = g_strdup("-C");
+    argv[7] = g_strdup(to);
+    argv[8] = g_strdup(glob);
+    argv[9] = NULL;
     if (!g_spawn_sync(NULL, argv, NULL, G_SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH, NULL, NULL,
                       &outtxt, &errtxt, &exitcode, &e))
         gtk_msg(GTK_MESSAGE_ERROR, _("Unable to run the \"tar\" command: %s"),


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