francis@hslrswi.UUCP (Francis Demierre) (02/27/90)
IBM AIX 1.1 for IBM PS2 ======================= I recently installed the PTF (Program Temporary Fix) number MMPP1042 for AIX 1.1.0 on our IBM PS2/80 and I had the bad surprise to see that a new tar (broken !) is part of this corrective service. The file /MEMO_TO_USER which was left after installation of AIX 1.1 on PS2/80 contained the following paragraph about the 'tar' command: > > AIX PS/2 OPERATING SYSTEM COMMANDS REFERENCE (SC23-2025) > > > Tar Command > > The description of the "tar" command in the Commands Reference shows incor- > rect flags for the command. > > The following flags under the heading "Command Reference" should be changed > in practice to the corresponding flag under the heading "Actual Flag": > > Actual Flag Command Reference Description of Use > ----------- ----------------- ------------------ > -C -N Use Large Clusters of Blocks. > -h -i Ignores Header Checksum Errors. > -H -h Follow Symbolic Link. > -i -L Archive Files Listed in Inputlist. > -s -S Specify Tape Size. > This was fair as it was correcting the flags so they were compatible with the ones used on RT AIX. BUT: The 'tar' present on the update diskettes is reverted to the old 'exotic' flags described in the column "Command Reference". Your best bet is probably to save the file '/bin/tar' before applying the update and restore it once you have finished. If it is already done, the './bin/tar' can be restored (on '/') from the original 'Operating system ' diskette of AIX 1.1 distribution with: cd / restore -vxf /dev/fd0 ./bin/tar It is on volume 2 or 3, I can't remember righjt now. Hope this helps. PS: IBM listening ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Demierre UUCP: ...!mcvax!cernvax!hslrswi!francis Unix mail: francis@hslrswi.UUCP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
igb@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Isidore G Bendrihem) (02/27/90)
My PS2/80 is running under correction MPP1023 ( a lot older than MPP1042) and its tar already accepts the command line flags as specified on the manual. I learned the hard way. Isidore Bendrihem