RE: Problems with *.gz source archive

[ru...@us.ibm.com]

Update:

   I found an AIX, HPUX, and Solaris machine (don't ask) and tried to untar
   files created with gnu tar containing files with names totalling 100
   characters.  Each of them failed with slightly different symptoms, some
   with more helpful error messages than others, but the point is that they
   all failed.

   I also found http://www.gnu.org/manual/tar-1.12/html_chapter/tar_8.html.
   It describes how "old" tars had a limit of 100 characters, and how there
   have been various incompatible ways attempted to fix this.  It suggested
   a "--old-archive" option, but that didn't help either.

Resolution:

   For now, the only file that crosses this boundary is a single
   LocalString.properties file in the catalina proposals directory, and it
   only does so by one character.  I can avoid the problem for now by
   eliminating the top directory of "jakarta-tomcat/", saving 15
   characters.  This may only buy us some time, but it works for now.

Special thanks to Arieh Markel for providing a crucial clue in unlocking
this mystery

- Sam Ruby