Alan Hicks <alan@lizella.network> wrote:
> > [check_install]

> If you're using the package nuetral version you should know that it
> makes broken Slackware packages because it doesn't use the correct tar
> version (1.13). There's official Slackware packages in /extra on 9.1
> and 10.0 for a Pat V patched checkinstall that's flawless at making
> Slackware packages, but doesn't make debs or rpms.

Having looked at the source for checkinstall 1.5.1, it doesn't
appear to have built-in source for tar; indeed it just seems
to call the system tar from the checkinstall script.

It might not make perfect Slackware packages, but I don't see
how it can be using the wrong version of tar.

#Paul