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TAR does not have enough EOF blocks #13

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TAR does not have enough EOF blocks#13
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@dsoprea
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opened on Aug 22, 2013

WriteEofBlock() only writes one empty record to represent EOF. Wikipedia's entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(computing)) states the following:

The end of an archive is marked by at least two consecutive zero-filled records.

As a result, these TARs may experience compatibility problems.

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  4. siegfriedpammer
    closed this as completedin 7ff36baon Aug 18, 2017
  5. kungfubozo169
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    Merge branch 'icsharpcode/master' into ebg/master

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  6. blueszs
    added a commit that references this issue on Jan 13, 2025

    Fix icsharpcode#13 - TAR does not have enough EOF blocks

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