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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+README for GNU tar
+
+       Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
+       Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+       This file is part of GNU tar.
+
+       GNU tar is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+       it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+       the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+       any later version.
+
+       GNU tar is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+       but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+       GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+       along with tar; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+       the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+       Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+

 Please glance through *all* sections of this
 `README' file before starting configuration.  Also make sure you read files
 `ABOUT-NLS' and `INSTALL' if you are not familiar with them already.
 Please glance through *all* sections of this
 `README' file before starting configuration.  Also make sure you read files
 `ABOUT-NLS' and `INSTALL' if you are not familiar with them already.


@@ -54,11 +77,11 @@ to the report address; rather take special arrangement with the maintainer.
 Your feedback will help us to make a better and more portable package.
 Consider documentation errors as bugs, and report them as such.  If you
 develop anything pertaining to `tar' or have suggestions, let us know
 Your feedback will help us to make a better and more portable package.
 Consider documentation errors as bugs, and report them as such.  If you
 develop anything pertaining to `tar' or have suggestions, let us know

-and share your findings by writing at `tar-forum@iro.umontreal.ca'.
+and share your findings by writing to <bug-tar@gnu.org>.

 
 

-.--------------------.
-| Installation hints |
-`--------------------'
+
+Installation hints
+------------------

 
 Here are a few hints which might help installing `tar' on some systems.
 
 
 Here are a few hints which might help installing `tar' on some systems.
 


@@ -78,16 +101,17 @@ If you see the following symptoms:
    tar: Child returned status 2
 
 then you have encountered a gzip incompatibility that should be fixed
    tar: Child returned status 2
 
 then you have encountered a gzip incompatibility that should be fixed

-in gzip 1.3, which is not yet available as of this writing.  You can
-work around the incompatibility by using a shell command like
-`gzip -d <file.tar.gz | tar -xzf -'.
+in gzip test version 1.3, which as of this writing is available at
+<ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/>.  You can work around the
+incompatibility by using a shell command like
+ `gzip -d <file.tar.gz | tar -xzf -'.

 
 * Solaris issues.
 
 
 * Solaris issues.
 

-If you are compiling with GCC, you may need to upgrade GCC to 2.95.2
-or later before compiling GNU tar, as GNU tar exercises many features
-that can cause problems with older GCC versions, mostly having to do
-with mutations to Solaris system include files.
+GNU tar exercises many features that can cause problems with older GCC
+versions.  In particular, GCC 2.8.1 (sparc, -O1 or -O2) is known to
+miscompile GNU tar.  No compiler-related problems have been reported
+when using GCC 2.95.2 or later.

 
 Recent versions of Solaris tar sport a new -E option to generate
 extended headers in an undocumented format.  GNU tar does not
 
 Recent versions of Solaris tar sport a new -E option to generate
 extended headers in an undocumented format.  GNU tar does not


@@ -106,7 +130,7 @@ to a value from the table below, before configuration (see `INSTALL').
        Platform        Compiler        LDFLAGS
 
        (any)           Gnu C           -static
        Platform        Compiler        LDFLAGS
 
        (any)           Gnu C           -static

-       AIX             (vendor)        "-bnso -bI:/lib/syscalls.exp"
+       AIX             (vendor)        -bnso -bI:/lib/syscalls.exp

        HPUX            (vendor)        -Wl,-a,archive
        IRIX            (vendor)        -non_shared
        OSF             (vendor)        -non_shared
        HPUX            (vendor)        -Wl,-a,archive
        IRIX            (vendor)        -non_shared
        OSF             (vendor)        -non_shared


@@ -114,12 +138,12 @@ to a value from the table below, before configuration (see `INSTALL').
        Solaris         (vendor)        -Bstatic
        SunOS           (vendor)        -Bstatic
 
        Solaris         (vendor)        -Bstatic
        SunOS           (vendor)        -Bstatic
 

-* Failed `incremen.sh'.
+* Failed tests `ignfail.sh' or `incremen.sh'.

 
 In an NFS environment, lack of synchronization between machine clocks
 might create difficulties to any tool comparing dates and file time stamps,
 
 In an NFS environment, lack of synchronization between machine clocks
 might create difficulties to any tool comparing dates and file time stamps,

-like `tar' in incremental dumps.  This has been a recurrent problem in
-GNU Makefiles for the last few years.  We would like a general solution.
+like `tar' in incremental dumps.  This has been a recurrent problem with
+GNU Make for the last few years.  We would like a general solution.

 
 * BSD compatibility matters.
 
 
 * BSD compatibility matters.
 


@@ -134,9 +158,9 @@ This file is not a real file, but some kind of uncompressed view of
 the real compressed swap file; there is no reason to back it up, so
 the simplest workaround is to avoid tarring this file.
 
 the real compressed swap file; there is no reason to back it up, so
 the simplest workaround is to avoid tarring this file.
 

-.------------------.
-| Special topics.  |
-`------------------'
+
+Special topics
+--------------

 
 Here are a few special matters about GNU `tar', not related to build
 matters.  See previous section for such.
 
 Here are a few special matters about GNU `tar', not related to build
 matters.  See previous section for such.