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Tar -xpf fails to preserve timestamps (non-empty folders)

Bug #1076731 reported by Ernie 07
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Bug Description

Use tar -xpf untar a tar.bz2 archive.
Non-empty folders will lose original timestamps and show date/time of extraction.
The exception will be the top folder which will have its original timestamp retained.
Empty folders and files are processed correctly and retain original timestamps.

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Ernie 07 (ernestboyd) wrote :

tar -xpf functions correctly with 64-bit 12.04 but not with 64-bit 12.10 (Different partitions but same hardware)
Have changes to the kernel broken it or are Unity changes the cause?

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
affects: file-roller (Ubuntu) → tart (Ubuntu)
affects: tart (Ubuntu) → tar (Ubuntu)
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Ernie 07 (ernestboyd) wrote :

When an archive is decompressed, original folder/file date-time stamps should be preserved.
Current behavior sets them to the date-time of extraction.

Perhaps this bug being ignored because it only effects serious users; coupled with a strong perception that Ubuntu is only being used to facilitate entertainment (facebook, streaming video, etc.) of non-serious users.

I would like to move from an older version of Ubuntu, where archiving works correctly, and take advantage of some of the improvements within Ubuntu 12.10 but I cannot move to a newer version whether 12.10 or 13.04, if archiving remains horribly broken.

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Ernie 07 (ernestboyd) wrote :

YAY! This bug does NOT appear in 1210 v19

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