+
+ /* It is no harm to use --pax-option on non-pax archives in archive
+ reading mode. It may even be useful, since it allows to override
+ file attributes from tar headers. Therefore I allow such usage.
+ --gray */
+ if (pax_option
+ && archive_format != POSIX_FORMAT
+ && (subcommand_option != EXTRACT_SUBCOMMAND
+ || subcommand_option != DIFF_SUBCOMMAND
+ || subcommand_option != LIST_SUBCOMMAND))
+ USAGE_ERROR ((0, 0, _("--pax-option can be used only on POSIX archives")));
+