[bug-notifications] [gtar 0004601]: gtar -xf Segmentation Fault

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https://www.opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=4601 
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Reported By:                smwardle
Assigned To:                phil
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Project:                    gtar
Issue ID:                   4601
Category:                   regular use
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   crash
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     closed
Resolution:                 unable to reproduce
Fixed in Version:           
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Date Submitted:             2010-11-09 11:36 CET
Last Modified:              2010-11-11 18:51 CET
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Summary:                    gtar -xf Segmentation Fault
Description: 
Using gtar to extract multiple files from an archive (created by gtar)
gives a Segmentation Fault.
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 (0008454) phil (manager) - 2010-11-11 18:51
 https://www.opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=4601#c8454 
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That sort of thing is usually an "upstream" error, rather than a packaging
error.

If someone wants to spend the extra time poking around recompiling a fresh
version of the same source code, and finds that it is some mistake in how
I've compiled it, I'll be happy to redo.
I deem that to be highly unlikely, so dont see this as worth futher
effort.
(I used very generic compile flags)
Notice that the original reporter, mentions that the prior version of 1.24
showed problems for him, whereas 1.23 did not.
So his issues are most likely some kind of interaction with his system,
and the gtar implementation change between 1.23 and 1.24. 
Nothing I can do about that!