On Thursday 27 January 2005 11:42, Claus Rosenberger wrote:
>>>it would be nice if amanda will be packaged with a compiled in
>>> wrapper tar script instead of running tar from /usr/bin. perhaps
>>> it's possible to run /usr/lib/amanda/tar-wrapper wich is calling
>>> /usr/bin/tar again. that script could be changed then to call
>>> /usr/bin/star.
>>
>> If building it from scratch, this is no problem Claus.  You just
>> use a line in your config script that says
>> --with-gnutar=your-wrapper-script, just like in this script I use:
>
>i could build from scratch but then i have a lot of work to upgrade
> amanda to newer versions. i think i have to ask the debian
> maintainer if that makes sense in the official debian package. but
> it would be easier if amanda offer the concept. the maintainer
> would include it i think.
>
>but if there is no other way i have to build it from scratch every
> time a new version comes out
>
>claus

I've been doing that for years with what is now the 2.4.5b1 profile.
Takes about 5-6 minutes with that script, become root and install, 
then a run of ldconfig to freshen the ls.so.cache.  Moderately speedy 
machine though, XP2800 Athlon.

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