[Bug 1791710] Re: tar 1.29b-2 breaks pristine-tar

[James Page]

** Also affects: pristine-tar (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  tar 1.29b-2 breaks pristine-tar

Status in pristine-tar package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in tar package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Steps to reproduce:

  docker run -ti ubuntu:18.04 /bin/bash

  apt-get update
  apt-get install git build-essential tar pristine-tar
  git clone git://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-server-dev/ubuntu/+source/neutron
  cd neutron/
  for i in `git branch -a | grep remote | grep -v HEAD | grep -v master`; do git branch --track ${i#remotes/origin/} $i; done
  # this command will fail
  pristine-tar -v checkout neutron_10.0.7.orig.tar.gz
  # to fix it update tar
  apt-get install wget && wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/t/tar/tar_1.30+dfsg-2_amd64.deb
  apt-get install ./tar_1.30+dfsg-2_amd64.deb
  # now it works
  pristine-tar -v checkout neutron_10.0.7.orig.tar.gz

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