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  1. Commons Compress
  2. COMPRESS-175

GNU Tar sometimes uses binary encoding for UID and GID

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    • Bug
    • Status: Resolved
    • Major
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 1.3
    • 1.4
    • Archivers
    • None

    Description

      Some tar files have UID and GID fields that start with the binary marker 0x80. The TarArchiveEntry is unable to cope with that since it assumes that UID and GID are always ASCII.

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        1. TarArchiveEntry.patch
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          Thomas Hallgren

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          is duplicated by

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. COMPRESS-177 TarArchiveInputStream rejects valid TAR file

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Resolved
          is part of

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. COMPRESS-182 Support big or even negative numbers in all numeric TAR headers

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Resolved

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