[MacPorts] #61276: meson @0.55.3: /usr/bin/gnutar: meson-0.55.3/COPYING: implausibly old time stamp 1970-01-01 01:00:00

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#61276: meson @0.55.3: /usr/bin/gnutar: meson-0.55.3/COPYING: implausibly old time
stamp 1970-01-01 01:00:00
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  Reporter:  ballapete  |      Owner:  git@…
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports      |    Version:  2.6.3
Resolution:             |   Keywords:  tiger leopard powerpc legacy-os
      Port:  meson      |
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Comment (by ballapete):

 Replying to [comment:12 kencu]:

 Ken,

 I don't think that this is the problem. Look here:

 {{{
 pete 232 /\ /opt/local/bin/gnutar vtf distfiles/meson/meson-0.57.1.tar.gz
 drwxr-xr-x jpakkane/jpakkane 0 2021-02-20 14:21 meson-0.57.1/
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane 11358 2020-08-15 18:27 meson-0.57.1/COPYING
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane   360 2021-02-09 00:20
 meson-0.57.1/MANIFEST.in
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane  1355 2021-02-20 14:21 meson-0.57.1/PKG-INFO
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane  3246 2021-02-01 21:35 meson-0.57.1/README.md
 pete 233 /\ /opt/local/bin/gnutar vtf distfiles/meson/meson-0.54.1.tar.gz
 drwxr-xr-x jpakkane/jpakkane 0 2020-04-26 11:09 meson-0.54.1/
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane 11358 2016-01-23 19:52 meson-0.54.1/COPYING
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane   415 2020-04-26 11:07
 meson-0.54.1/MANIFEST.in
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane  1357 2020-04-26 11:09 meson-0.54.1/PKG-INFO
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane  3354 2020-04-26 11:07 meson-0.54.1/README.md
 }}}

 vs.

 {{{
 pete 237 /\ /usr/bin/gnutar zvtf distfiles/meson/meson-0.57.1.tar.gz
 /usr/bin/gnutar: Record size = 8 blocks
 drwxr-xr-x jpakkane/jpakkane 0 1970-01-01 01:00:00 meson-0.57.1/
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane 11358 1970-01-01 01:00:00
 meson-0.57.1/COPYING
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane   360 1970-01-01 01:00:00
 meson-0.57.1/MANIFEST.in
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane  1355 1970-01-01 01:00:00 meson-0.57.1/PKG-
 INFO
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane  3246 1970-01-01 01:00:00
 meson-0.57.1/README.md
 pete 238 /\ /usr/bin/gnutar zvtf distfiles/meson/meson-0.54.1.tar.gz
 /usr/bin/gnutar: Record size = 8 blocks
 drwxr-xr-x jpakkane/jpakkane 0 1970-01-01 01:00:00 meson-0.54.1/
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane 11358 1970-01-01 01:00:00
 meson-0.54.1/COPYING
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane   415 1970-01-01 01:00:00
 meson-0.54.1/MANIFEST.in
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane  1357 1970-01-01 01:00:00 meson-0.54.1/PKG-
 INFO
 -rw-r--r-- jpakkane/jpakkane  3354 1970-01-01 01:00:00
 meson-0.54.1/README.md
 }}}

 To me this looks like `Python` is not involved here. Indeed I never had a
 problem to upgrade `py38-*` ports.

 The problem is that `port` is using (now) faulty tools and I have on my
 disk files from a time before any Mac OS existed.

 {{{
 pete 225 /\ /opt/local/bin/gnutar --version
 tar (GNU tar) 1.34
 Copyright © 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
 <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

 Geschrieben von John Gilmore und Jay Fenlason.
 pete 226 /\ /usr/bin/gnutar --version
 tar (GNU tar) 1.14 +CVE-2006-0300 +CVE-2006-6097
 Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 This program comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
 You may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License;
 see the file named COPYING for details.
 Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason.
 Modified to support extended attributes.
 }}}

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