[OGo-Users] tar: Option -O is not permitted in mode -c

[Helge Hess]

On Nov 14, 2006, at 23:50, rolf deenen wrote:
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> Making install in BaseUI...
> Making install for wobundle BaseUI...
> tar: Option -O is not permitted in mode -c
> tar: Error opening archive: Empty input file: Invalid argument
> make[4]: *** [internal-wobundle-install_] Error 1
> make[3]: *** [BaseUI.install.wobundle.variables] Error 2
> make[2]: *** [internal-install] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [internal-install] Error 2
> make: *** [internal-install] Error 2
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> Well, the error seems clear: No option -O when executing "tar -c" but
> does anybody know how to circumvent the stated error?

You can see what commands are called if you invoke make like that:

   make debug=yes messages=yes all

This should provide some insight whats going wrong. Though I have  
never seen that before, possibly your tar is not GNU tar?

Greets,
   Helge
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