bug#5927: `xz' command not found when running 'make dist anddistcheck'

[jeff.liu]

Gilles Espinasse wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "jeff.liu" <address@hidden>
> To: "Pádraig Brady" <address@hidden>
> Cc: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 7:54 AM
> Subject: bug#5927: `xz' command not found when running 'make dist
> anddistcheck'
> 
> 
> Pádraig Brady wrote:
>> On 11/04/10 15:42, jeff.liu wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I run into a problem when running `make dist/distcheck' on "uBuntu
> 8.0.4 - the Hardy Heron".
>>> The error message shows the `xz` command not found:
>>> ...
>>> tardir=coreutils-8.4.84-8c4b6-dirty && /bin/bash
>>> /home/jeff/opensource_dev/coreutils/build-aux/missing --run tar chof -
> "$tardir" | xz -c
>>>> coreutils-8.4.84-8c4b6-dirty.tar.xz
>>> /bin/bash: xz: command not found
>>> WARNING: I can't seem to be able to run `tar' with the given arguments.
>>>          You may want to install GNU tar or Free paxutils, or check the
>>>          command line arguments.
>>> make: *** [dist] Error 127
>>>
> there, tar is used with a pipe, so tar has no xz requirement
> 
> ...
> 
>> But I am facing another 'make distcheck' issue even if `xz' available but
> the `tar' does not updated
>> to the version which support '-J' or '-xz' options.
>>
>> The 'make distcheck' error shown as following:
>> .....
>> .....
>> mkdir -p /home/jeff/opensource_dev/coreutils/tests/torture/coreutils/test
>> /bin/bash /home/jeff/opensource_dev/coreutils/build-aux/missing --run
> tar -Jxf
>> coreutils-8.4.86-e6f6bb.tar.xz -C
> /home/jeff/opensource_dev/coreutils/tests/torture/coreutils/test
>> tar: invalid option -- J
>>
> why not use a pipe there too instead of -J?
hah, really a good idea, but as Jim mentioned, update tar to the proper version 
conform to the
'HACKING'  preferences.

> 
> Gilles
> 
Thanks,
-Jeff