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diff --git a/distro/base.scm b/distro/base.scm index 11b53ff9e4..cc90bd819e 100644 --- a/distro/base.scm +++ b/distro/base.scm @@ -130,6 +130,33 @@ substituting multiple occurrences of a string within a file.") (license "GPLv3+") (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/sed/"))) +(define-public tar + (package + (name "tar") + (version "1.26") + (source (origin + (method http-fetch) + (uri (string-append "http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-" + version ".tar.bz2")) + (sha256 + (base32 + "0hbdkzmchq9ycr2x1pxqdcgdbaxksh8c6ac0jf75jajhcks6jlss")))) + (build-system gnu-build-system) + (description "GNU implementation of the `tar' archiver") + (long-description + "The Tar program provides the ability to create tar archives, as well as +various other kinds of manipulation. For example, you can use Tar on +previously created archives to extract files, to store additional files, or +to update or list files which were already stored. + +Initially, tar archives were used to store files conveniently on magnetic +tape. The name \"Tar\" comes from this use; it stands for tape archiver. +Despite the utility's name, Tar can direct its output to available devices, +files, or other programs (using pipes), it can even access remote devices or +files (as archives).") + (license "GPLv3+") + (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/"))) + (define-public m4 (package (name "m4") |