Listing tar archives from tape (was Re: Unrecognized archive format with RELENG_6_2 and RELENG_6)

[Tim Kientzle]

>> After that I try to read/list the tar from tape with tar -t:
>> $ sudo tar -tf /dev/sa0
>> archive.dmp
>> tar: Unrecognized archive format: Inappropriate file type or format
>>
>> But when I extract the archive from tape, it works perfectly:
>> $ sudo tar -xvf /dev/sa0

Please try the most recent -STABLE version of libarchive
and bsdtar, with the attached patch.

This simply disables the skip optimization when
reading archives from character or block
devices.

Tim Kientzle
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