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Re: [PATCH] Update install document to require GNU tar 1.14
- From: Gerald Pfeifer <gerald at pfeifer dot com>
- To: David Edelsohn <dje at watson dot ibm dot com>
- Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:33:14 +0100 (CET)
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] Update install document to require GNU tar 1.14
- References: <200602241916.k1OJGiD22514@makai.watson.ibm.com>
On Fri, 24 Feb 2006, David Edelsohn wrote:
> While testing GCC 4.1 RC1, I discovered that GNU tar 1.13 corrupts
> some long filenames and cannot untar the distribution. This patch updates
> the documentation to require at least version 1.14 of GNU tar. I know
> that 1.15.1 works.
>
> David
>
> * doc/install.texi: Require GNU tar version 1.14.
Thanks for diagnosing that and adjusting the docs, David!
Mark, this may be something for the release announcement as well?
Gerald