* tar.c (LF_EXTHDR): New macro definition.

(LF_GLOBAL_EXTHDR): Likewise.
(tar_read_header): Skip over pax extended header and global extended
header records.

vfs/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-01-18  Pavel Tsekov  <ptsekov@gmx.net>
+
+	* tar.c (tar_read_header): Skip over pax extended header and
+	global extended header records.
+
 2005-11-15  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
 	* samba/lib/netmask.c: Include <stdlib.h> for exit() and

vfs/tar.c

@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ union record {
 #define	LF_DIR		'5'	/* Directory */
 #define	LF_FIFO		'6'	/* FIFO special file */
 #define	LF_CONTIG	'7'	/* Contiguous file */
+#define	LF_EXTHDR	'x'	/* pax Extended Header */
+#define	LF_GLOBAL_EXTHDR 'g'	/* pax Global Extended Header */
 /* Further link types may be defined later. */
 
 /* Note that the standards committee allows only capital A through
@@ -427,6 +429,14 @@ tar_read_header (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_super *archive,
     if (header->header.linkflag == LF_DUMPDIR)
 	return STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
+    /*
+     * Skip over pax extended header and global extended
+     * header records.
+     */
+    if (header->header.linkflag == LF_EXTHDR ||
+	header->header.linkflag == LF_GLOBAL_EXTHDR)
+	return STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
     if (header->header.linkflag == LF_LONGNAME
 	|| header->header.linkflag == LF_LONGLINK) {
 	char **longp;