Move GNU tar to /usr/bin [PSARC/2007/628 FastTrack timeout 11/08/2007]
David.Comay at sun.com
David.Comay at sun.com
Fri Nov 2 09:48:36 PDT 2007
> Is it unreasonable to suggest/recommend/request that the documentation be
> edited for delivery into ON?
This component will be delivered via SFW and not ON - and while I share
the concern about the discrepancy in the name, we also try to avoid
making gratuitous changes to the files delivered components by the
consolidation. Admitted, this is perhaps a small enough change that
warrants it being done but in general I would recommend against it
(perhaps a better idea would be to patch the file with a small note at
the beginning indicating it refers to GNU tar but I would leave that to
the project team to decide).
> Cool. Will the man page reference both /usr/bin/gtar and /usr/gnu/bin/tar as
> alternative ways of getting to the same program? (I.e. this may be another
> case where the documentation needs to be edited to reflect actuality.)
>
> I understand a desire to minimize changes relative to upstream sources, but I
> think accuracy of the documentation trumps (or should trump) that concern.
I think that should be left to the project team.
dsc
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