[Bug 647201] New: ftpadmin does not work with Solaris tar

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https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=647201
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           Summary: ftpadmin does not work with Solaris tar
    Classification: Infrastructure
           Product: sysadmin
           Version: unspecified
        OS/Version: Solaris
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Normal
         Component: Other
        AssignedTo: sysadmin-maint gnome bugs
        ReportedBy: brian cameron oracle com
         QAContact: sysadmin-maint gnome bugs
     GNOME version: ---


I built a tarball on Solaris for gdm-2.30.6, logged into master and ran this
script:

$ ftpadmin install gdm-2.30.6.tar.bz2 

It failed with this error:

ERROR: Files should all be in one directory (gdm-2.30.6/)

I untarred the tarball and re-tarred it with GNU tar, and it worked.  

Looking at the ftpadmin code, I think this is because the code assumes that the
first entry of the tarball is the directory, which doesn't seem to be the case
for Solaris-built tarballs.

Note that Solaris does ship GNU tar, so Solaris users can use GNU tar if it is
a requirement.  But to do so, users need to set their PATH properly.

If GNU tar is a requirement, it would be nice if the instructions highlighted
that you need to use GNU tar.  It would also be nice if the instructions
highlighted that Solaris users may experience this problem if they do not use
GNU tar.

I'm attaching the failed GDM 2.30.6 tarball so you can look at it.

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