tar error unpacking Derby 10.1.1.0 gzipped libraries

[Rick Hillegas <Ri...@Sun.COM>]

I downloaded the Derby 10.1.1.0 gzipped libraries 
(db-derby-10.1.1.0-lib.tar.gz 
<http://apache.mirror99.com/db/derby/db-derby-10.1.1.0/db-derby-10.1.1.0-lib.tar.gz>) 
and when I untarred the contents, tar complained "A lone zero block at 
14410". I didn't have any trouble downloading and unpacking the 
corresponding zip version (db-derby-10.1.1.0-lib.zip 
<http://apache.mirror99.com/db/derby/db-derby-10.1.1.0/db-derby-10.1.1.0-lib.zip>). 
I also had no trouble downloading and unpacking the gzipped 10.0.2.1 
libraries. I'm using cygwin on xp to unpack these distributions.

-Rick

Re: tar error unpacking Derby 10.1.1.0 gzipped libraries

[Andrew McIntyre <mc...@gmail.com>]

On Sep 12, 2005, at 1:49 PM, Rick Hillegas wrote:

> I downloaded the Derby 10.1.1.0 gzipped libraries (db- 
> derby-10.1.1.0-lib.tar.gz <http://apache.mirror99.com/db/derby/db- 
> derby-10.1.1.0/db-derby-10.1.1.0-lib.tar.gz>) and when I untarred  
> the contents, tar complained "A lone zero block at 14410". I didn't  
> have any trouble downloading and unpacking the corresponding zip  
> version (db-derby-10.1.1.0-lib.zip <http://apache.mirror99.com/db/ 
> derby/db-derby-10.1.1.0/db-derby-10.1.1.0-lib.zip>). I also had no  
> trouble downloading and unpacking the gzipped 10.0.2.1 libraries.  
> I'm using cygwin on xp to unpack these distributions.

This is a known warning when using certain versions of GNU tar with  
Ant-created tar files. See:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2004-03/msg00026.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2004-03/msg00027.html

It looks like a serious error, but it's really just a warning. The  
archive should be extractable, the jar files inside should verify.  
I've verified that this is the case with the tar file linked above.

andrew