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Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive

From Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
Newsgroups muc.lists.netbsd.tech.userlevel
Subject Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive
Date 2026-08-24 15:15 +0200
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On Mon, Aug 24, 2026 at 02:55:06PM +0200, Thomas Klausner wrote:
> Personally I'm not quite sure if I want a tar tool to convert between
> encodings. Is the base encoding included in the tar file?

Officially (AFAICT) ustar format only supports ASCII, everything else
is a grey area. Best option is to use pax format, where the filename
is guaranteed to be UTF8 encoded.

Martin

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Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive Taylor R Campbell <riastradh@NetBSD.org> - 2026-08-24 12:42 +0000
  Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive Thomas Klausner <wiz@netbsd.org> - 2026-08-24 14:55 +0200
    Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de> - 2026-08-24 15:15 +0200
      Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive Greg Troxel <gdt@lexort.com> - 2026-08-24 09:23 -0400
        Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de> - 2026-08-24 15:57 +0200
          Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive Mouse <mouse@Rodents-Montreal.ORG> - 2026-08-24 11:35 -0400
            Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive tlaronde@kergis.com - 2026-08-24 17:53 +0200
      Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive Crystal Kolipe <kolipe.c@exoticsilicon.com> - 2026-08-24 13:46 +0000
    Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive Mouse <mouse@Rodents-Montreal.ORG> - 2026-08-24 09:22 -0400
    Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive Taylor R Campbell <riastradh@NetBSD.org> - 2026-08-24 14:01 +0000
      Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive Thomas Klausner <wiz@netbsd.org> - 2026-08-24 16:23 +0200
        Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive Taylor R Campbell <riastradh@NetBSD.org> - 2026-08-24 14:52 +0000
          Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive Thomas Klausner <wiz@netbsd.org> - 2026-08-24 20:23 +0200
      Re: CVS commit: src/external/bsd/libarchive/dist/libarchive Taylor R Campbell <riastradh@NetBSD.org> - 2026-08-24 14:38 +0000

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