[tlbuild] Testing net install

[Norbert Preining]

On Mo, 04 Aug 2008, Edd Barrett wrote:
> It's just not GNU. Most UNIX does not use gnu tar. You will probably
> have the same problem on freebsd, netbsd, hpux, irix, aix and solaris.

Anyway, I have disabled any checks on tar. I expect that tar works.
Period.

> Maybe a better way to check for these tools is needed.

Please suggest one, best in perl code already ... ;-)

Best wishes

Norbert

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