On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Greg A. Woods wrote:

: > I would prefer that we NOT switch what we are using as tar(1) until
: > pax(1) supports all the right options so the change is transparent.
: 
: Pax(1) should *NEVER* support the long-name options used by the
: scripts.  The scripts must be changed.

Hate to burst your bubble, but pax(1) WILL support the GNU tar long options
before pax can become tar's replacement.  This was decided a long time ago.

However, the scripts should be changed nonetheless.

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