327641 – app-arch/tar-1.23 enters dead loop on extracting symlinks with -k option

Bug 327641 - app-arch/tar-1.23 enters dead loop on extracting symlinks with -k option

Summary: app-arch/tar-1.23 enters dead loop on extracting symlinks with -k option

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Duplicates (1):	329105 (view as bug list)
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Reported:	2010-07-09 18:41 UTC by srunni
Modified:	2010-08-12 19:47 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description srunni 2010-07-09 18:41:20 UTC

When using the -k option, tar will simply pause during execution if it encounters a symlink.

A patch is available here: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/tar.git/patch/?id=b60e56fdb6fd8d82a1f92a4fa7781d9a3184dce1

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Launch tar with -k flag to extract a tarball with symlinks
2. Watch output.
3. Observe tar freezing.

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2010-07-18 21:06:51 UTC

added to tar-1.23-r3 ... thanks for the upstream info

Comment 2 Rafał Mużyło 2010-07-20 13:07:18 UTC

*** Bug 329105 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Wormo (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-08-12 19:47:03 UTC

*** Bug 329105 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***