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diff --git a/glep-0078.rst b/glep-0078.rst index e841f00..994c023 100644 --- a/glep-0078.rst +++ b/glep-0078.rst @@ -232,8 +232,10 @@ ignore unknown files but preserve them across package updates. Permitted .tar format features ------------------------------ -The tar archives should use either the POSIX ustar format or a subset -of the GNU format with the following (optional) extensions: +The tar archives should use either the POSIX ustar format as defined +by POSIX.1-2017 [#POSIX-USTAR]_ or a subset of the ustar-compatible +GNU tar format as described in the GNU tar manual [#GNU-TAR]_ with +the following (optional) extensions: - long pathnames and long linknames, @@ -629,6 +631,13 @@ References written in C (https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/app-portage/portage-utils) +.. [#POSIX-USTAR] The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 + edition, pax - portable archive interchange, ustar Interchange Format + (https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/pax.html#tag_20_92_13_06) + +.. [#GNU-TAR] GNU tar: an archiver tool, Appendix E Tar Internals + (https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_node/Tar-Internals.html) + .. [#DEB-FORMAT] deb(5) — Debian binary package format (https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/dpkg-dev/deb.5.en.html) |