AIX 1.1 for PS2: broken 'tar' in PTF MMPP1042.
Francis Demierre
francis at hslrswi.UUCP
Tue Feb 27 04:12:39 AEST 1990
IBM AIX 1.1 for IBM PS2
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I recently installed the PTF (Program Temporary Fix) number MMPP1042 for
AIX 1.1.0 on our IBM PS2/80 and I had the bad surprise to see that a new tar
(broken !) is part of this corrective service.
The file /MEMO_TO_USER which was left after installation of AIX 1.1 on PS2/80
contained the following paragraph about the 'tar' command:
>
> AIX PS/2 OPERATING SYSTEM COMMANDS REFERENCE (SC23-2025)
>
>
> Tar Command
>
> The description of the "tar" command in the Commands Reference shows incor-
> rect flags for the command.
>
> The following flags under the heading "Command Reference" should be changed
> in practice to the corresponding flag under the heading "Actual Flag":
>
> Actual Flag Command Reference Description of Use
> ----------- ----------------- ------------------
> -C -N Use Large Clusters of Blocks.
> -h -i Ignores Header Checksum Errors.
> -H -h Follow Symbolic Link.
> -i -L Archive Files Listed in Inputlist.
> -s -S Specify Tape Size.
>
This was fair as it was correcting the flags so they were compatible with the
ones used on RT AIX.
BUT:
The 'tar' present on the update diskettes is reverted to the old 'exotic'
flags described in the column "Command Reference".
Your best bet is probably to save the file '/bin/tar' before applying the
update and restore it once you have finished.
If it is already done, the './bin/tar' can be restored (on '/') from the
original 'Operating system ' diskette of AIX 1.1 distribution with:
cd /
restore -vxf /dev/fd0 ./bin/tar
It is on volume 2 or 3, I can't remember righjt now.
Hope this helps.
PS: IBM listening ?
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