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From:	"Mark O'Keefe" <mark_okeefe AT mac DOT com>
Subject:	Problem with tar 1.25 (request update to 1.26 please?)
Date:	Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:42:23 +1000
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The current distributed version of tar (1.25) has bugs in it which prevent it working
correctly for backups.  This is NOT a cygwin only defect.  The defect is upstream and
resolved in version 1.26.

Refer to bug:
http://www.mail-archive.com/bug-tar AT gnu DOT org/msg02999.html

For use with amanda backup:
http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/FAQ:What_versions_of_GNU_Tar_are_Amanda-compatible%3F

This is addressed in version 1.26.

Would it be possible to get an updated version sometime soon?

Thanks in advance.
Mark.

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