[#XECS-1598] sipxlocalization and modern GNU tar -> cannot install localization packs

sipXecs

sipxlocalization and modern GNU tar -> cannot install localization packs

Created: 2008-08-08 09:25 Updated: 2008-09-08 20:32

Component/s:

Installation and Upgrade

Affects Version/s:

3.10.2

Fix Version/s:

None

Original Estimate:	Unknown	Remaining Estimate:	Unknown	Time Spent:	Unknown
File Attachments:	1. sipxlocalization-tar-wildcards.patch (2 kb)

External Issue Reference:

http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_chapter/Choosing.html#SEC105

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With modern GNU tar (from version > 1.15.91), sipxlocalization fail to install language packs due to parameters.

sipxlocalization use an undocumented and uncompatible behaviour [1] to extract specific parts from the archive.

The relevant log error in sipxconfig.log :

"2008-08-08 15:47:22,097": WARN:LocalizationContextImpl:?:sipxlocalization: tar: Pattern matching characters used in file names. Please,
"2008-08-08 15:47:22,100": WARN:LocalizationContextImpl:?:sipxlocalization: tar: use --wildcards to enable pattern matching, or --no-wildcards to
"2008-08-08 15:47:22,101": WARN:LocalizationContextImpl:?:sipxlocalization: tar: suppress this warning.
"2008-08-08 15:47:22,103": WARN:LocalizationContextImpl:?:sipxlocalization: tar: sipxpbx/*: Not found in archive
"2008-08-08 15:47:22,105": WARN:LocalizationContextImpl:?:sipxlocalization: tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

The attached proposed patch fo force GNU tar to interpret the '*' as a wildcard.

[1] http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_chapter/Changes.html

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Scott Lawrence - 2008-08-18 08:53

Changing a command based on particular revisions of platform tools should be made conditional based on tests performed in the configure script.

In this case, a check should be made to see if the tar command supports the --wildcard switch and a configuration variable set which is then used to create the command correctly.

Since this test is not sipXecs specific, it should be added to config/general.m4

If you don't feel comfortable with attempting this change, let me know.

--Scott