[SERVER-14795] Make_archive.py fails on old versions of tar Created: 05/Aug/14  Updated: 06/Dec/22  Resolved: 06/Dec/19

Status: Closed
Project: Core Server
Component/s: Build
Affects Version/s: 2.6.4, 2.7.4
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Improvement Priority: Minor - P4
Reporter: Ernie Hershey Assignee: [DO NOT ASSIGN] Backlog - Server Development Platform Team (SDP) (Inactive)
Resolution: Won't Fix Votes: 0
Labels: build-later
Remaining Estimate: Not Specified
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 Description   

When building the "dist" target in Unix, scons calls make_archive.py which calls "tar cvfz" which fails if the "tar" executable doesn't support the -z option, such as in Solaris 10.



 Comments   
Comment by Ramon Fernandez Marina [ 05/Aug/14 ]

Yep, Solaris' native tar doesn't support -z; it's either gtar if it's installed, or tar | gzip.

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