[Bug 1043028] [NEW] tar fails to verify incremental archives

[Nathan Rennie-Waldock]

Public bug reported:

tar fails to verify incremental archives.
The tar is created correctly, but fails to verify. This only happens with incremental.

Log:
$ mkdir -p Temp/{a,d}
$ tar -cWf Temp.tar -g Temp.snar Temp
tar: Temp/: Cannot savedir: Not a directory
tar: Temp/a/: Cannot savedir: Not a directory
tar: Temp/d/: Cannot savedir: Not a directory
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

** Affects: tar (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: precise

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Title:
  tar fails to verify incremental archives

Status in “tar” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  tar fails to verify incremental archives.
  The tar is created correctly, but fails to verify. This only happens with incremental.

  Log:
  $ mkdir -p Temp/{a,d}
  $ tar -cWf Temp.tar -g Temp.snar Temp
  tar: Temp/: Cannot savedir: Not a directory
  tar: Temp/a/: Cannot savedir: Not a directory
  tar: Temp/d/: Cannot savedir: Not a directory
  tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors

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