compiles fine on ppc G3 seems to work ok, when using tar --help a strange help output with email fragments is shown. tar-1.14.90-r1 has the bug tar-1.14.90 also has the bug tar-1.14 does show correct output possible reason: patches, or upstream package as this is a OFTEN USED base package absolute stability is REQUIRED! there may be other hidden effects, therefore -> marking as major Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. tar --help Actual Results: fips@whitestar ~ $ tar --help Usage: tar [OPTION...] [FILE]... GNU `tar' saves many files together into a single tape or disk archive, and can restore individual files from the archive. Examples: tar -cf archive.tar foo bar # Create archive.tar from files foo and bar. tar -tvf archive.tar # List all files in archive.tar verbosely. tar -xf archive.tar # Extract all files from archive.tar. Main operation mode: -A, --catenate, --concatenate append tar files to an archive -c, --create create a new archive -d, --diff, --compare find differences between archive and file system --delete delete from the archive (not on mag tapes!) -r, --append append files to the end of an archive -t, --list list the contents of an archive -u, --update only append files newer than copy in archive -x, --extract, --get extract files from an archive Operation modifiers: -g, --listed-incremental=FILE handle new GNU-format incremental backup -G, --incremental handle old GNU-format incremental backup --ignore-failed-read do not exit with nonzero on unreadable files -k, --keep-old-files don't replace existing files when extracting --keep-newer-files don't replace existing files that are newer than their archive copies --no-overwrite-dir preserve metadata of existing directories -n, --seek Archive is seekable --occurrence[=NUMBER] process only the NUMth occurrence of each file in the archive. This option is valid only in conjunction with one of the subcommands --delete, --diff, --extract or --list and when a list of files is given either on the command line or via -T option. NUMBER defaults to 1. --overwrite overwrite existing files when extracting -O, --to-stdout extract files to standard output --recursive-unlink empty hierarchies prior to extracting directory --remove-files remove files after adding them to the archive -S, --sparse handle sparse files efficiently -U, --unlink-first remove each file prior to extracting over it -W, --verify attempt to verify the archive after writing it Handling of file attributes: --atime-preserve don't change access times on dumped files --group=NAME force NAME as group for added files --mode=CHANGES force (symbolic) mode CHANGES for added files -m, --touch don't extract file modified time --no-same-owner extract files as yourself --no-same-permissions do not extract permissions information --numeric-owner always use numbers for user/group names --owner=NAME force NAME as owner for added files -p, --preserve-permissions, --same-permissions extract permissions information --preserve same as both -p and -s --same-owner try extracting files with the same ownership -s, --preserve-order, --same-order sort names to extract to match archive Device selection and switching: -f, --file=ARCHIVE use archive file or device ARCHIVE --force-local archive file is local even if has a colon -F, --info-script=NAME, --new-volume-script=NAME run script at end of each tape (implies -M) -L, --tape-length=NUMBER change tape after writing NUMBER x 1024 bytes -M, --multi-volume create/list/extract multi-volume archive --rmt-command=COMMAND use given rmt COMMAND instead of rmt --rsh-command=COMMAND use remote COMMAND instead of rsh --volno-file=FILE use/update the volume number in FILE Device blocking: -b, --blocking-factor=BLOCKS BLOCKS x 512 bytes per record -B, --read-full-records reblock as we read (for 4.2BSD pipes) -i, --ignore-zeros ignore zeroed blocks in archive (means EOF) --record-size=NUMBER SIZE bytes per record, multiple of 512 Archive format selection: -H, --format=FORMAT create archive of the given format. Project-Id-Version: tar 1.13.25 Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: bug-tar@gnu.org POT-Creation-Date: 2004-09-02 16:20+0300 PO-Revision-Date: 2003-08-14 15:58:48+0200 Last-Translator: Michael Piefel <piefel@informatik.hu-berlin.de> Language-Team: German <de@li.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit FORMAT is one of the following: Project-Id-Version: tar 1.13.25 Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: bug-tar@gnu.org POT-Creation-Date: 2004-09-02 16:20+0300 PO-Revision-Date: 2003-08-14 15:58:48+0200 Last-Translator: Michael Piefel <piefel@informatik.hu-berlin.de> Language-Team: German <de@li.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit v7 old V7 tar format Project-Id-Version: tar 1.13.25 Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: bug-tar@gnu.org POT-Creation-Date: 2004-09-02 16:20+0300 PO-Revision-Date: 2003-08-14 15:58:48+0200 Last-Translator: Michael Piefel <piefel@informatik.hu-berlin.de> Language-Team: German <de@li.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit oldgnu GNU format as per tar <= 1.12 Project-Id-Version: tar 1.13.25 Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: bug-tar@gnu.org POT-Creation-Date: 2004-09-02 16:20+0300 PO-Revision-Date: 2003-08-14 15:58:48+0200 Last-Translator: Michael Piefel <piefel@informatik.hu-berlin.de> Language-Team: German <de@li.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit gnu GNU tar 1.13.x format Project-Id-Version: tar 1.13.25 Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: bug-tar@gnu.org POT-Creation-Date: 2004-09-02 16:20+0300 PO-Revision-Date: 2003-08-14 15:58:48+0200 Last-Translator: Michael Piefel <piefel@informatik.hu-berlin.de> Language-Team: German <de@li.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit ustar POSIX 1003.1-1988 (ustar) format Project-Id-Version: tar 1.13.25 Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: bug-tar@gnu.org POT-Creation-Date: 2004-09-02 16:20+0300 PO-Revision-Date: 2003-08-14 15:58:48+0200 Last-Translator: Michael Piefel <piefel@informatik.hu-berlin.de> Language-Team: German <de@li.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit posix POSIX 1003.1-2001 (pax) format -j, --bzip2 filter the archive through bzip2 --old-archive, --portability same as --format=v7 --pax-option=keyword[[:]=value][,keyword[[:]=value], ...] control pax keywords --posix same as --format=posix --use-compress-program=PROG filter through PROG (must accept -d) -V, --label=TEXT create archive with volume name NAME. At list/extract time, use TEXT as a globbing pattern -z, --gzip, --gunzip, --ungzip filter the archive through gzip -Z, --compress, --uncompress filter the archive through compress Local file selection: --after-date=DATE same as -N --anchored exclude patterns match file name start --backup[=CONTROL] backup before removal, choose version CONTROL -C, --directory=DIR change to directory DIR --exclude=PATTERN exclude files, given as a PATTERN -h, --dereference dump instead the files symlinks point to --ignore-case exclusion ignores case -K, --starting-file=MEMBER-NAME begin at member MEMBER-NAME in the archive -l, --one-file-system stay in local file system when creating archive --newer-mtime=DATE compare date and time when data changed only --no-anchored exclude patterns match after any / (default) --no-ignore-case exclusion is case sensitive (default) --no-recursion avoid descending automatically in directories --no-wildcards exclude patterns are plain strings --no-wildcards-match-slash exclude pattern wildcards do not match '/' --null -T reads null-terminated names, disable -C -N, --newer=DATE-OR-FILE only store files newer than DATE-OR-FILE -P, --absolute-names don't strip leading `/'s from file names --recursion recurse into directories (default) --strip-components=NUMBER strip NUMBER leading components from file names --suffix=STRING backup before removal, override usual suffix ('~' unless overridden by environment variable SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX -T, --files-from=FILE-OF-NAMES get names to extract or create from file NAME --wildcards exclude patterns use wildcards (default) --wildcards-match-slash exclude pattern wildcards match '/' (default) -X, --exclude-from=FILE exclude patterns listed in FILE Informative output: --checkpoint display progress messages every 10th record -v, --verbose verbosely list files processed --check-links print a message if not all links are dumped --index-file=FILE send verbose output to FILE -R, --block-number show block number within archive with each message --show-defaults Show tar defaults --show-omitted-dirs When listing or extracting, list each directory that does not match search criteria --totals print total bytes written while creating archive --utc print file modification dates in UTC -w, --interactive, --confirmation ask for confirmation for every action Compatibility options: -o when creating, same as --old-archive. When extracting, same as --no-same-owner Other options: -?, --help Give this help list --license Print license and exit --usage Give a short usage message --version Print program version Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options. The backup suffix is `~', unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The version control may be set with --backup or VERSION_CONTROL, values are: t, numbered make numbered backups nil, existing numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise never, simple always make simple backups *This* tar defaults to: --format=gnu -f- -b20 --rmt-command=/usr/sbin/rmt Report bugs to <bug-tar@gnu.org>. Expected Results: normal help output, without email fragments Portage 2.0.51-r2 (default-ppc-2004.1, gcc-3.4.1, glibc-2.3.4.20040808-r1, 2.6.8.1 ppc) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.8.1 ppc 750FX Gentoo Base System version 1.6.4 Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r5 Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r1 Binutils: sys-devel/binutils-2.15.90.0.3-r3 Headers: sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.4.22 Libtools: sys-devel/libtool-1.5.2-r5 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="ppc ~ppc" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O3 -mcpu=750 -pipe" CHOST="powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu" COMPILER="" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/env /usr/kde/3.3/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /usr/share/texmf/dvipdfm/config/ /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/ /usr/share/texmf/xdvi/ /var/bind /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O3 -mcpu=750 -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs ccache distlocks" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.inode.at/" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X aac aalib alsa arts artswrappersuid berkdb cddb cdr crypt cups doc dvd dvdread emacs encode ethereal exif f77 faac faad fam ffmpeg flac ftp gd gdbm gif gimp gimpprint gnome gtk gtk2 idea imagemagick imap imlib ipv6 java jpeg jpeg2k junit kde libwww maildir matroska mp3 mpeg mpeg4 mplayer ncurses nls offensive oggvorbis ooo-kde opengl oss pam pdflib perl png posix postgres ppc python qt radeon readline recode rtc rubysamba sdl slang sox speex ssl tcpd tetex theora tidy truetype usb uudeview vanilla vim vim-with-x vnc wifixfs xml xml2 xmms xscreensaver xv xvid zlib linguas_de"
> as this is a OFTEN USED base package absolute stability is REQUIRED! if stability is required then stop using unstable :P
I'm having a different but possibly related issue on amd64. x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -O2 -pipe -c argp-fs-xinl.c In file included from /usr/include/stdio.h:28, from argp-fmtstream.h:32, from argp-fs-xinl.c:27: /usr/include/features.h:265:41: operator '&&' has no right operand make[3]: *** [argp-fs-xinl.o] Error 1 make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... make[3]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/tar-1.14.90-r1/work/tar-1.14.90/lib' make[2]: *** [all] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/tar-1.14.90-r1/work/tar-1.14.90/lib' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/tar-1.14.90-r1/work/tar-1.14.90' make: *** [all] Error 2 !!! ERROR: app-arch/tar-1.14.90-r1 failed. !!! Function src_compile, Line 44, Exitcode 2 !!! emake failed !!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message. Portage 2.0.51-r2 (default-amd64-2004.0, gcc-3.3.4, glibc-2.3.4.20041021-r0, 2.6.9-gentoo-r1 x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: 2.6.9-gentoo-r1 x86_64 AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 146 Gentoo Base System version 1.6.4 ccache version 2.3 [disabled] Autoconf: sys-devel/autoconf-2.59-r5 Automake: sys-devel/automake-1.8.5-r1 Binutils: sys-devel/binutils-2.15.92.0.2-r1 Headers: sys-kernel/linux26-headers-2.6.8.1-r1 Libtools: sys-devel/libtool-1.5.2-r5 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64" AUTOCLEAN="yes" CFLAGS="-O2 -pipe" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" COMPILER="" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb /usr/kde/2/share/config /usr/kde/3.2/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/env /usr/kde/3.3/share/config /usr/kde/3.3/shutdown /usr/kde/3/share/config /usr/lib/mozilla/defaults/pref /usr/share/config /usr/share/texmf/dvipdfm/config/ /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/ /usr/share/texmf/tex/platex/config/ /usr/share/texmf/xdvi/ /var/qmail/control" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/fstab /etc/gconf /etc/terminfo /etc/env.d" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -pipe" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="autoaddcvs distlocks" GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ ftp://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/ ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo/" MAKEOPTS="-j2" PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages" PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp" PORTDIR="/usr/portage" PORTDIR_OVERLAY="" SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage" USE="X aalib alsa amd64 apm arts avi berkdb bitmap-fonts cdr crypt cups dvd dvdr encode esd f77 foomaticdb gdbm gif gnome gnome2 gphoto2 gpm gtk gtk2 imlib jpeg kde ldap libg++ libwww mikmod motif mozilla mpeg multilib mysql ncurses nls nogcj nptl oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib perl png python qt quicktime readline sdl slang spell ssl tcpd tetex truetype xinerama xml2 xmms xv zlib"
different: yes related: not at all that bug has been fixed already, your portage tree is probably out of date
Philipp: I can't replicate this with tar-1.14.90-r1 in either a stable ppc or ~ppc environment. Is it still a problem?
i have tracked it down to be a localisation issue try: LANG= tar --help produces correct output LANG=de_AT@euro tar --help has the shown behaviour (my default locale) note that some tar messages like file not found are show in german which is correct, but the main help is still english, i think but i cannot confirm that it already was german in prior versions. the bug should be related to localisation in the upstream tar package, so gentoo cannot do much about it?
there have been reports upstream in the past about --help not localizing correctly could you try 1.15.1 and see if it works ?
tar-1.15.1 fixed the bug for me.
