Re: Tar on Windows XP

Rob

Yes that worked! I was using Tar 1.07, which didn't have the
DO_NOT_USE_PREFIX feature, so I've now installed Tar 1.30.

Thanks for your help.

David

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"David Walker" <david@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi

I am trying to create a tar archive on Windows XP with the Perl code
below. However, when I look at the archive created (using WinZip 10.0)
all the directory information is lost, and when I untar it using WinZip
all I get is all the files in the same directory. Can some kind person
please tell me how I can create the tar file so that when it is untar'd
the directory structure will be preserved.


From the "FAQ" section in 'perldoc Archive::Tar' :

-- quote --
I'm using WinZip, or some other non-POSIX client, and files are not
being extracted properly!
By default, "Archive::Tar" is in a completely POSIX-compatible
mode,
which uses the POSIX-specification of "tar" to store files. For
paths greather than 100 characters, this is done using the "POSIX
header prefix". Non-POSIX-compatible clients may not support this
part of the specification, and may only support the "GNU Extended
Header" functionality. To facilitate those clients, you can set the
$Archive::Tar::DO_NOT_USE_PREFIX variable to "true". See the
"GLOBAL
VARIABLES" section for details on this variable.
-- end quote --

Hopefully, that deals with the problem you're facing. (If not, let us
know - and also tell us which version of Archive::Tar you have.).)

Cheers,
Rob



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