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-rwxr-xr-xsupport/dependencies/check-host-tar.sh33
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/support/dependencies/check-host-tar.sh b/support/dependencies/check-host-tar.sh
index 932d3c4fb2..2143877524 100755
--- a/support/dependencies/check-host-tar.sh
+++ b/support/dependencies/check-host-tar.sh
@@ -30,13 +30,28 @@ fi
# containing hard-links if the --strip-components option is used).
major_min=1
minor_min=17
-if [ $major -gt $major_min ]; then
- echo $tar
-else
- if [ $major -eq $major_min -a $minor -ge $minor_min ]; then
- echo $tar
- else
- # echo nothing: no suitable tar found
- exit 1
- fi
+
+# Maximal version = 1.29 (1.30 changed --numeric-owner output for
+# filenames > 100 characters). This is really a fix for a bug in
+# earlier tar versions regarding deterministic output so it is
+# unlikely to be reverted in later versions.
+major_max=1
+minor_max=29
+
+if [ $major -lt $major_min -o $major -gt $major_max ]; then
+ # echo nothing: no suitable tar found
+ exit 1
fi
+
+if [ $major -eq $major_min -a $minor -lt $minor_min ]; then
+ # echo nothing: no suitable tar found
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ $major -eq $major_max -a $minor -gt $minor_max ]; then
+ # echo nothing: no suitable tar found
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+# valid
+echo $tar
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