Re: Removing gtar from base

From: Peter Wemm (peter_at_wemm.org)
Date: 03/16/05

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    On Saturday 12 March 2005 01:08 pm, Tim Kientzle wrote:
    > My plan with bsdtar has been to have both bsdtar and
    > gtar in 5.x, bsdtar only in 6.x.
    >
    > I'd like to remove gtar from -CURRENT as the next
    > step in that transition.
    >
    > Proposed timeline:
    > * 1 week from today (March 19): Disable WITH_GTAR in -CURRENT.
    > * End of March: Disconnect gtar from build in -CURRENT.
    > * End of May: Remove gtar from -CURRENT.
    >
    > Note:
    > * gtar will remain in 5.x tree indefinitely.
    > * WITH_GTAR will continue to be supported in 5.x.
    > * gtar will continue to be available in ports indefinitely.
    >
    > If there are no objections, I'll start this
    > process 1 week from today.

    By the way, I keep finding myself suprised that I don't notice that I'm
    using bsdtar instead of gtar. It works so well as a transparent
    replacement for gtar (that my fingers know the args/switches/etc) that
    I keep forgetting that I'm using it. I only notice when I read a help
    message or the man page.

    Great job! 

    -- 
Peter Wemm - peter@wemm.org; peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com
"All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5
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