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tester478
2005-12-02
2012-07-26

  • tester478

    tester478 - 2005-12-02

    When I try to gzip a binary file I get a message: Function not implemented. Is this a problem?

    Note that the file gets compressed and I can also uncompress it. I was wondering whether this should ebe of concern.

    I am using gzip 1.3.5 on Windows XP.

    E.g.

    C:\test\gzip test.bin
    test.gin.gz: Function not implemented
    C:\test\dir
    test.gin.gz

     

    • Nobody/Anonymous

      Nobody/Anonymous - 2005-12-03

      This message is indeed harmless: gzip tries to (res)set the ownership of files, but this function is not implemented.

       

    • GnuWin

      GnuWin - 2005-12-10

      An update of gzip, which eliminates this message, is available from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/

       

      • Alex

        Alex - 2006-12-06

        The latest version available of BSDTar.exe from the web site does not fix this.
        I'm still getting "Can't set permissions: Function not implemented"

        Any Ideas?

         

        • GnuWin

          GnuWin - 2006-12-06

          Hopefully, this will be repaired in the next release of bsdtar. Actually, it is a harmless message and can be ignored.