On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 11:14:39AM +0700, Olivier Nicole wrote:
> > >> I haven't had a chance to test the script yet, but since I ran across
> > >> this thread about changes in GNU tar from the Debian developers list
> > >> <http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2006/06/msg01108.html> default
>  
> > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2006-06/msg00001.html
> 
> Reading the changelog for GNU tar 1.15.91 is even more frightening, it
> does not affect only the exclude file, but it does affect the extract
> command: tar xf foo.tar *.c now means to extract the file name "*.c",
> not all the files ending with .c 
> 
> How would amrestore react?

Badly ;(

However, if I read correctly the old behavior can be restored
with the option "--wildcards".  Probably the configure script
will have to test for version > 1.15.90 and if present add
the option.

> 
> For safety, one should not use tar 1.15.91 right now I guess.
> 


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