branch master updated: * tp/maintain/regenerate_non_ascii_tar_file.sh: Check output of "tar --usage" in attempt to check if tar --sort=name is supported.

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     new d9e79d0a96 * tp/maintain/regenerate_non_ascii_tar_file.sh: Check 
output of "tar --usage" in attempt to check if tar --sort=name is supported.
d9e79d0a96 is described below

commit d9e79d0a967cb23590c01a0d1d376437be64d92b
Author: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Mon Nov 18 20:21:19 2024 +0000

    * tp/maintain/regenerate_non_ascii_tar_file.sh:
    Check output of "tar --usage" in attempt to check if
    tar --sort=name is supported.
---
 ChangeLog                                    | 6 ++++++
 tp/maintain/regenerate_non_ascii_tar_file.sh | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 59415e483c..72006b41be 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2024-11-18  Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
+
+       * tp/maintain/regenerate_non_ascii_tar_file.sh:
+       Check output of "tar --usage" in attempt to check if
+       tar --sort=name is supported.
+
 2024-11-18  Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
 
        * tp/maintain/regenerate_non_ascii_tar_file.sh:
diff --git a/tp/maintain/regenerate_non_ascii_tar_file.sh 
b/tp/maintain/regenerate_non_ascii_tar_file.sh
index 6c1e303a30..befe7ab2b2 100755
--- a/tp/maintain/regenerate_non_ascii_tar_file.sh
+++ b/tp/maintain/regenerate_non_ascii_tar_file.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ if test -d $input ; then true ; else
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if tar --version | grep "GNU tar" >/dev/null ; then
+if tar --version | grep "GNU tar" >/dev/null && tar --usage | grep [-]-sort
+then
   # Used with GNU tar to try to get a reproducible file.
   # See https://reproducible-builds.org/docs/archives/.
   TAR_BUNDLE_DATE=2024-11-18T00:00
@@ -30,5 +31,7 @@ else
   TAR_BUNDLE_FLAGS=
 fi
 
+#set -x
+
 tar cf non_ascii.tar $input $TAR_BUNDLE_FLAGS