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From: Tom Rodman <cygzs AT trodman DOT com>
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Subject: untar of sym links randomly works or creates empty files
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:35:34 -0500
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Hello:

I believe I have the latest cygwin, tar, and bash loaded.  When
I take a Linux tar file (~500k), containing a mix of files and
symbolic links, untarring with cygwin's tar randomly creates
several empty files instead of symbolic links. ( This linux tar
file is one I create, it changes every week or two. ) If I repeat
the same tar command, different empty files result instead of the
symbolic links. So after each untar I search for empty files, and
then untar the corresponding symbolic links again - so far this
workaround has always worked.

Not asking for a solution. Submitting this incomplete report for now.

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thanks,
Tom Rodman

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