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Description:

Opened: 2003-08-10 10:45 0000

I would like to request an ebuild for pax, Portable Archive Exchange.  The
standard summary is:

'pax' is the POSIX standard archive tool.  It supports the two most
common forms of standard Unix archive (backup) files - CPIO and TAR.

I use pax A LOT at work, so I'd like to use it at home on my Gentoo box.  It is
a POSIX standard program, so I was surprised to see that it isn't supported with
a Gentoo ebuild.  I'd like to request that the version here:

http://rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/contrib/libc6/i386/pax-3.3-4ras.i386.html

be used, as it adds support for bzip.  I have hacked my own version for RH that
is older than this one, and as I'm an F95 hacker...it isn't that good.  This
version is better.  I'm also not sure how to make an ebuild that wouldn't kill
my box.  So, I ask Bugzilla

Reproducible: Always
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------- Comment #1 From Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) 2003-10-15 20:38:04 0000 -------

I have an ebuild in the works

------- Comment #2 From Minati jean michel 2003-12-03 17:00:59 0000 -------

Created an attachment (id=21665) [details]
Ebuild for pax-3.3-4ras

The ebuild for pax-3.3-4ras

------- Comment #3 From Donnie Berkholz 2003-12-03 21:55:24 0000 -------

Minati: You spent all that time defining $S, then you didn't use it in
src_compile() or src_install()...

Also epatch will die by itself w/ a custom error message.

------- Comment #4 From Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) 2003-12-03 22:09:54 0000 -------

added to portage with some tweaks -- magnet, have a look at it, and we can talk
about the changes I made when we meet on irc sometime

Bug#: 26341	Product: Gentoo Linux	Version: unspecified	Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux	Status: RESOLVED	Severity: enhancement	Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED	Assigned To: seemant@gentoo.org	Reported By: thompsma@colorado.edu
Component: Ebuilds
URL:
Summary: Request for new ebuild: pax - Portable Archive Exchange
Keywords:
Status Whiteboard:
Opened: 2003-08-10 10:45 0000