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Re: what's the archive format?
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Re: what's the archive format?


  • Subject: Re: what's the archive format?
  • From: Bill Janssen <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:02:31 PDT
  • Comments: In-reply-to Stéphane Sudre <email@hidden> message dated "Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:43:15 -0700."

> o Mac OS X 10.3.9 and earlier:
>
> pax -w -z -x cpio -f <archive-path> .
>

That's interesting.  You are using -x cpio, which is an older format
(the default on the systems I'm using is ustar).  I wonder if the
Installer expects "cpio", and is objecting to the use of "ustar"?

Insane to have to be guessing about all this, really.

Bill
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