[comp.sys.amiga] Amiga TAR GURUS

mark@isi.UUCP (Mark Bailey) (05/05/90)

I am trying to use Amiga Tar as recently posted to c.b.a to unpack
tar archives created under SCO XENIX System V.  Attempts to
unpack such archives on a 2000HD cause a GURU (0...04.something).

I have been unable to reach Johnathan Hue via e-mail to discuss this.

Has anyone out there successfully used Amiga Tar to extract Xenix Tar format
files?  The version I have extracts its own Tar files just fine.

I have appended an uuencoded lharc archive with a short test file,
the XENIX created tar file (and an Amiga Tar created tar file) and
the exact GURU and system setup.

Any advice you can offer will be appreciated.  I have the nagging feeling
that I'm doing something wrong.

Thanks in advance.



Mark Bailey                                 (I didn't really say this.)
via:  ...!uunet!pyrdc!isi!mark              ------Have a  8-|  day!!!!!


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Mark Bailey                                 (I didn't really say this.)
via:  ...!uunet!pyrdc!isi!mark              ------Have a  8-|  day!!!!!