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From:	"Gary R. Van Sickle" <g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
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Subject:	RE: /usr/bin/tar: Archive value 88578 is out of uid_t range 0..65535
Date:	Sat, 1 Feb 2003 07:07:10 -0600
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> I use the cpan shell to install Perl modules, but I often get the
> error messages like
>
>    /usr/bin/tar: Archive value 88578 is out of uid_t range 0..65535
>
> and tar ends with a non-zero exit status so the module won't
> install.  How can I get around this?  Are there any plans of
> supporting higher uids than 65535 in Cygwin?
>

If I'm not mistaken, there's actually work about to begin on exactly that
shortly.

> Peter
>
> --
> I wish dialog boxes had a butten saying "Whatever".  I hate being
> forced to answer "Yes" or "No" to a question I have no opinion on
> whatsoever.  There ought to be a button matching my indifference.

Hehehhee, that's going in Setup! ;-)

--
Gary R. Van Sickle
Brewer.  Patriot.


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