Am Fri, 23 Aug 2013 08:02:16 +0200 schrieb David Haller:
Ok, now I'm quite sure that those defines in mc's src/vfs/tar/tar.c MUST NOT be changed ...
So, I guess writing a (adapting one of the existing) mc-extfs scripts using GNU tar/pax/star is the best way to handle that limitation of mc.
I have not checked mc upstrem though if they know about that limitation (I guess they do) and/or if they plan to change the current simplistic "vfs-tar" implementation.
I found this ticket upstream: https://www.midnight-commander.org/ticket/2201 which is some years old. according to tar --help ... --format=posix is the default in the default tar on openSUSE (at least 12.3 and newer), therefore creating archives with unlimited file name length. The trac ticket#2201 also mentions "... tar vfs will be reimplemented as extfs plugin based on gnu tar. ..." and "... the TarVFS is scheduled for total reimplementation ...". So - create a bugzilla ? Dieter -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org