When ipkg-make-index is executed and tar version > 1.13 is installed it fails. This is because /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ipkg.py runs tar with '*control' but does not set the "--wildcards" parameter. The wildcard parameter is not known in tar version 1.13 but since gentoo is currently using tar 1.{17,18} this should not be a big issue. To solve the problem /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ipkg.py needs to be updated. from: control = os.popen("ar p "+fn+" control.tar.gz | tar xfzO - '*control'","r") to: control = os.popen("ar p "+fn+" control.tar.gz | tar xfzO - --wildcards '*control'","r") etc etc Reproducible: Always
Created attachment 133274 [details, diff] ipkg-utils-tar_fixes.patch Patch that implements the necessary changes spotted by Philipp, for both versions in portage. It also changes the name of the tar binary that is called to gtar, as --wildcards is unlikely to be supported with tar when userland_GNU is false.
Seemant, it's a definite version bump situation in my opinion as functionality that is common for certain scenarios is broken, even if it hasn't been spotted in the past. Suggested changelog entry of: Small fixes for current tar compatibility. Thanks to Philipp Wehrheim for reporting. Thanks, James
Thanks James :) in cvs. Thanks Phillip, for the report.
