[Zero-install-devel] Re: 0build errors

[Jeffrey B. H. <je...@hu...>]

On Sunday 20 February 2005 08:09 am, Jeffrey B. Huter wrote:
> On Saturday 19 February 2005 09:39 pm, Jeffrey B. Huter wrote:
> > I'm trying to create a zero-install archive using 0build but I keep
> > receiving the following error messages
> >
> > New directory bin
> > Creating new archive for ./bin
> > tar: Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive
> > Try `tar --help' for more information.

If I make a minor change to the archive.py file, I'm able to generate what 
appears to be a working 0install repo.  Basically, it removes the "--" 
argument from the tar command.  Is the "--" argument needed for proper 
operation, or is it safe to remove it?

--- /uri/0install/zero-install.sourceforge.net/utils/0build/0.4/archive.py     
2004-09-12 12:19:26.000000000 -0300
+++ archive.py  2005-02-23 22:34:04.000000000 -0300
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
        archive_name = make_archive_path()
        archive_path = os.path.join(config.archive_dir, archive_name)
        r = os.spawnvp(os.P_WAIT, 'tar', ['tar', 'czf', archive_path,
-               '-C', group.dir, '--'] +
+               '-C', group.dir] +
                        [utf8_encode(f.name) for f in group.kids])
        if r:
                raise Exception('Failed to build archive for %s' % group)