[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 jmroot):

 So I gather this is due to the use of high resolution timestamps, which
 gnu tar didn't support properly until version 1.15.90. The problem is not
 so much running the right tar if it is installed, but ensuring that it is
 installed without creating circular dependencies.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/61276#comment:23>
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