[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8583: tar attempts to change ownership to invalid uid.

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8583: tar attempts to change ownership to invalid uid.
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-18 02:35:03

#8583: tar attempts to change ownership to invalid uid.
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 Reporter:  akf@…                 |        Type:  Bugs            
   Status:  new                   |   Milestone:  To Be Determined
Component:  None                  |     Version:  Boost 1.52.0    
 Severity:  Problem               |    Keywords:                  
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 When running as root, untaring the boost package using gentoo prefix on
 Interix v3.5 for Windows XP fails with:

      ''Cannot change ownership to uid 501, gid 0: Invalid argument''

 This is solved by running tar with flags:

     "--user root --no-same-owner"

 This issue is unique to boost .tar.gz files and blocks any installation by
 gentoo emerge.

 More information found here:
 [http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-959612-highlight-.html]

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8583>
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